2022 Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 508 people earned their degree in sacred music, making the major the 281st most popular in the United States. 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.

Across the Southwest region, there were 48 sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in sacred music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sacred music programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the sacred music program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sacred Music in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$21,634 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Thomas landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 9 masters’s sacred music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UST, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of St. Thomas are $21,634, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Sacred Music at University of St. Thomas

#2

Dallas Baptist University

Dallas, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$20,204 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Baptist University landed the #2 spot on the list. DBU is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 5 masters’s sacred music degrees in 2019-2020.

DBU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DBU are $20,204, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Dallas Baptist University Sacred Music Report

#3

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

$47,478 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #3 spot on the list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s sacred music degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478.

Full SMU Sacred Music Report

#4

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$36,936 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #4 spot on the list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 7 masters’s sacred music degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Sacred Music at Baylor University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sacred Music (With Aid)

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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