2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sacred Music in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

Across the Southwest region, there were 48 sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sacred music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sacred music programs that also have a lower cost than 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The sacred music school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree sacred music students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sacred Music in the Southwest Region

#1

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$36,936 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s sacred music students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree sacred music students list, Baylor has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Sacred Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936.

Full Baylor Sacred Music Report

#2

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$47,478 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s sacred music degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree sacred music students list, SMU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Sacred Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Sacred Music at SMU

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sacred Music

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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