by our College Data Analytics Team
[Sacred Music](/majors/theology-and-religious-vocations/sacred-music/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The schools below stand out for the salaries their sacred music graduates go on to command.
College Factual analyzed 4 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the highest-paying sacred music schools.
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The right sacred music school can pay off in your paycheck for years to come. That is why we developed our Highest Paid Sacred Music Graduates ranking. We rank each school on the early-career earnings of its sacred music graduates to surface the highest-paying programs.
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We offer a number of rankings, including this Highest Paid Sacred Music Graduates list, to help you decide. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
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If you want to know which schools send sacred music graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
For graduate earnings in sacred music, no school beat Asbury University this year. Asbury University is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Wilmore. After graduating, sacred music degree recipients from Asbury University typically earn about $37,929 annually.
Liberty University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying sacred music schools. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg. Sacred Music graduates of Liberty University earn a median of about $37,322 a year early in their careers.
Strong graduate earnings at North Central University earned it the #3 place for sacred music. North Central University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis. After graduating, sacred music degree recipients from North Central University typically earn about $30,092 annually.
A rank of #4 makes Southeastern University one of the highest-paying schools for sacred music. Southeastern University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakeland. Early-career sacred music graduates from Southeastern University make a median of around $29,713 per year.
This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries sacred music graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 4 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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