2024 Best Sacred Music Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Sacred Musicmaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #227 out of the 343 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for sacred music students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 18 master's degrees in sacred music to qualified students.

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• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on sacred music students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other sacred music students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt sacred music students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized sacred music related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for sacred music students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Sacred Music Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Sacred Music in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in sacred music.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Sacred Music

1

Baylor University
Waco, TX

2 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in sacred music has to look into Baylor University. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waco.More information about a master’s in sacred music from Baylor University

2

Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX

9 Annual Graduates

Dallas Baptist University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in sacred music. DBU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Dallas.More information about a master’s in sacred music from Dallas Baptist University

2

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

2 Annual Graduates

Southern Methodist University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in sacred music. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in sacred music from Southern Methodist University

Best Sacred Music Colleges by State

Explore the best sacred music schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	235	18
Oklahoma	153	0

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Sacred Music Related Rankings by Major

Sacred Music is one of 7 different types of Theology & Religious Vocations programs to choose from.

Sacred Music Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Religious/Sacred Music	18

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies	804
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	201
Biblical Studies	173
Religious Education	162
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	51
Missionary Studies	28

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jackerhack. More about our data sources and methodologies.