by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
Across the Southeast region, there were 288 sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,060 and $27,000 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 50 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region sacred music students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mobile. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified ’s sacred music students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson University Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Johnson University Florida is located in Kissimmee, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s sacred music degrees to qualified students.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 50 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brewton - Parker College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Mount Vernon, Georgia, and it awarded 2 ’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sacred Music at Brewton - Parker College
Out of the 50 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Baptist College landed the #4 spot on the list. Central Baptist College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 4 ’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Blue Mountain College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region. Blue Mountain College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Blue Mountain, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region list. SBTS is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 12 ’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeastern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Southeastern University is a medium-sized school located in Lakeland, Florida that handed out 25 ’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
Asbury University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Wilmore, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified ’s sacred music students in 2020-2021.
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 8 ’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sacred Music at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Lee University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Lee University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Tennessee. It awarded 13 ’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
With a ranking of #11, Truett McConnell University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Cleveland, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified ’s sacred music students in 2020-2021.
Piedmont International University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s sacred music degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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.
Read full report on Sacred Music at Piedmont International University
Williams Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Walnut Ridge, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s sacred music degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Columbia International University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region list. CIU is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s sacred music degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 more about Sacred Music at Columbia International University
Charleston Southern University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 6 ’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sacred Music at Charleston Southern University
Emmanuel College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Franklin Springs, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s sacred music degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Johnson University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Johnson University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 3 ’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
North Greenville University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region list. North Greenville University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tigerville, South Carolina. It awarded 3 ’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%.
Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 130 degrees to qualified ’s sacred music students in 2020-2021.
Anderson University South Carolina landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Anderson, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s sacred music degrees to 5 students 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%.
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 ’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Sacred Music Report
Ouachita Baptist University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Ouachita Baptist University is a small school located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that handed out 2 ’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sacred Music at Ouachita Baptist University
John Brown University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. John Brown University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. It awarded 2 ’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Shorter University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Shorter is a small school located in Rome, Georgia that handed out 1 ’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
William Carey University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s sacred music degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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