by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Sacred Music Major in the New England Region” 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.
Across the New England region, there were 3 sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,139 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Sacred Music Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in sacred music. To top this list, a school must have a successful sacred music program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Sacred Music Major in the New England Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region sacred music students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hebrew College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sacred Music Major in the New England Region list. Hebrew College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 1 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Sacred Music Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the #2 spot on the list. UHart is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s sacred music degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Nazarene College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sacred Music Major in the New England Region list. Located in Quincy, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s sacred music students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Assumption University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sacred Music Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 0 ’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 Boston University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Sacred Music Major in the New England Region. Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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. 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%.
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