2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sacred Music

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 36 sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the sacred music program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sacred Music

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Doctorate. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 doctorate’s sacred music degrees to qualified students.

Liberty University also made our “Best Sacred Music Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Sacred Music at Liberty University

#2

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$36,936 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Doctorate list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s sacred music degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Sacred Music Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936.

Read more about Sacred Music at Baylor University

#3

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$47,478 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s sacred music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Sacred Music Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Sacred Music at Southern Methodist University

#4

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$57,522 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Notre Dame, Indiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s sacred music students in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame also made our “Best Sacred Music Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Notre Dame are $57,522.

Read full report on Sacred Music at Notre Dame

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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