by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Sacred Music is the 273rd most popular major in the country with 554 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in sacred music. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their sacred music program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major that were part of this year’s ranking, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s sacred music degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major list. SBTS is a private not-for-profit institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 20 doctorate’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the #5 spot on the list. Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s sacred music degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Baylor University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s sacred music students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Northwestern University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major ranking. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 0 doctorate’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
University of Southern California ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s sacred music degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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