Music Therapy at Loyola University New Orleans

Every music therapy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music therapy program at Loyola University New Orleans stacks up to those at other schools.

Loyola New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 4,497 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 music therapy majors received their bachelor's degree from Loyola New Orleans.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Music Therapy section at the bottom of this page.

Loyola New Orleans Music Therapy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music Therapy
• Master’s Degree in Music Therapy

Loyola New Orleans Music Therapy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music therapy progam at Loyola New Orleans compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music therapy major at Loyola New Orleans is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music Therapy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	14
	15
Most Focused Music Therapy Schools	16
Most Focused Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Best Value Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	19
Most Popular Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Most Popular Music Therapy Schools	22
Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	23
	30
	31
Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
Best Music Therapy Schools	49
Best Value Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
Best Value Music Therapy Schools	53

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in music therapy from Loyola New Orleans. This is the #23 most popular school for music therapy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Therapy Student Demographics at Loyola New Orleans

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music therapy majors at Loyola University New Orleans.

Loyola New Orleans Music Therapy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in music therapy from Loyola New Orleans. About 22% were men and 78% were women. The typical music therapy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 15% men. So male students are more repesented at Loyola New Orleans since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music therapy at Loyola New Orleans are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music therapy bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Loyola University New Orleans with a bachelor's in music therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Loyola New Orleans Music Therapy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of music therapy master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Loyola University New Orleans with a master's in music therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Loyola New Orleans also has a doctoral program available in music therapy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Music Therapy Grads May Go Into

A degree in music therapy can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for LA, the home state for Loyola University New Orleans.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Health Specialties Professors	880	$105,820
Therapists	680	$47,440

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.