by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 554 people earned their degree in sacred music, making the major the 273rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, sacred music graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,993 and had an average of $27,000 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 43 sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,566 and $21,995 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in California” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in sacred music. That schools that top this list have a program in sacred music in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in California”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Life Pacific College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in San Dimas, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sacred music students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hope International University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in California list. Located in Fullerton, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sacred music students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanguard University of Southern California. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in California. This small school is located in Costa Mesa, California, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sacred Music at Vanguard University of Southern California
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Biola University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in California. La Mirada, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sacred music degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Baptist University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in California. California Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Sacred Music at California Baptist University
The Master’s University and Seminary landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in California ranking. The Master’s University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Santa Clarita, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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