by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
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 the Plains States region, there were 41 sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,647 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 35 sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 21 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 the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Central University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sacred music students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Plains States Region. FBBC&TS is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ankeny, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 full report on Sacred Music at Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ozark Christian College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Plains States Region. Ozark Christian College is a small school located in Joplin, Missouri that handed out 4 bachelors’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Urshan College landed the #4 spot on the list. Urshan College is a small school located in Wentzville, Missouri that handed out 1 bachelors’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #5 spot on the list. Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a small school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 5 bachelors’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Missouri Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Plains States Region list. MBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Plains States Region list. Fayette, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sacred music degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
College of the Ozarks landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Hard Work U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Point Lookout, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Crown College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Crown is located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s sacred music degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southwest Baptist University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bolivar, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sacred Music at Southwest Baptist University
Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 2 bachelors’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Read more about Sacred Music at Concordia University, Saint Paul
Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Seward, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sacred music degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sacred Music at Concordia University, Nebraska
St Olaf College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Northfield, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sacred music students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Baptist Bible College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
Evangel University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Evangel University is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 0 bachelors’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Central Christian College of the Bible did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Moberly, Missouri, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Central Christian College of the Bible Sacred Music Report
MidAmerica Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Olathe, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sacred music students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of Sioux Falls landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Sioux Falls is a small school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that handed out 0 bachelors’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Barclay College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. Barclay College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Haviland, Kansas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
Oak Hills Christian College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Bemidji, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sacred music students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Central Christian College of Kansas came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Central Christian College of Kansas is a private not-for-profit institution located in McPherson, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sacred Music at Central Christian College of Kansas
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