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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sacred Music (Income $48-$75k)

13 Ranked Colleges
123 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master's For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Sacred Music is the 281st most popular major in the country with 508 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, sacred music graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,900 and had an average of $33,289 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 123 sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in sacred music. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sacred music programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the sacred music program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree sacred music students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sacred Music (Income $48-$75k)

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the #1 spot on the list. Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit institution located in Notre Dame, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame also took the #1 spot in our “Best Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Notre Dame are $57,522, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Notre Dame Sacred Music Report

#2

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas
#14 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St. Thomas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sacred music degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UST also made our “Best Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14. Average graduate tuition and fees at UST are $21,634, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sacred Music at University of St. Thomas

#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Boston U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree sacred music students whose families make $48-$75k list, Boston U has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.

Read full report on Sacred Music at Boston University

#4

Capital University

Columbus, Ohio
#13 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Capital University landed the #4 spot on the list. Capital is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 1 masters’s sacred music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree sacred music students whose families make $48-$75k list, Capital has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capital University are $13,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Sacred Music at Capital

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MBTS also made our “Best Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary are $6,950.

Read more about Sacred Music at MBTS

#6

Lee University

Cleveland, Tennessee
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Lee University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Lee University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree sacred music students whose families make $48-$75k list, Lee University has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lee University are $14,330, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sacred Music at Lee University

#7

Hope International University

Fullerton, California
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Hope International University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Hope International University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fullerton, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Hope also made our “Best Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hope are $14,916.

Full Hope International University Sacred Music Report

#8

University of Mobile

Mobile, Alabama
#9 in overall quality

University of Mobile did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s sacred music students in 2019-2020.

University of Mobile not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mobile are $11,580, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Mobile Sacred Music Report

#7 in overall quality

Dallas Baptist University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. DBU is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 5 masters’s sacred music degrees in 2019-2020.

DBU also made our “Best Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dallas Baptist University are $20,204, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Sacred Music at Dallas Baptist University

#10

Concordia University, Wisconsin

Mequon, Wisconsin
#12 in overall quality

Concordia University, Wisconsin came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Mequon, Wisconsin, and it awarded 5 masters’s sacred music degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Wisconsin also took the #12 spot in our “Best Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,460, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Sacred Music at Concordia University, Wisconsin

#4 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s sacred music students in 2019-2020.

SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Sacred Music at Southern Methodist University

#12

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

Liberty University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 34 masters’s sacred music degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Liberty University Sacred Music Report

#13

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Baylor University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s sacred music students in 2019-2020.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Baylor Sacred Music Report

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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