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 Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region” 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 the Southeast region, there were 288 sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,060 and $27,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 57 sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in sacred music. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in sacred music.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree sacred music students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region. SBTS is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s sacred music degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mobile. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s sacred music students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #3 spot on the list. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 4 masters’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, William Carey University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s sacred music students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #5 spot on the list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 35 masters’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
Lee University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Lee University is a small school located in Cleveland, Tennessee that handed out 1 masters’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mercer University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Mercer University is a medium-sized school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 1 masters’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Campbellsville University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Campbellsville University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Campbellsville, Kentucky. It awarded 1 masters’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bob Jones University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sacred music degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Samford University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s sacred music degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 masters’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Emory University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sacred music degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Shenandoah University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Winchester, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sacred music degrees to 4 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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