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2024 Best Sacred Music Schools in the Southeast Region

12 Colleges in the Southeast Region
288 Sacred Music Degrees Awarded
$31,060 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in sacred music, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #273 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual looked at 12 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Sacred Music Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 288 degrees in sacred music to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Sacred Music School

Best Sacred Music Schools in the Southeast Region Your choice of sacred music school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for sacred music schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Sacred Music Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Sacred Music
Bachelor's Degrees in Sacred Music
Master's Degrees in Sacred Music
Doctor's Degrees in Sacred Music

The sacred music school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Sacred Music Schools in the Southeast Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Sacred Music in the Southeast Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the sacred music degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Sacred Music

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
24.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in sacred music needs to check out Southeastern University. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakeland, SEU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #426 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SEU is a great university overall.

There were about 25 sacred music students who graduated with this degree at SEU in the most recent data year.

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Lee University
Cleveland, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
53.8% Growth in Graduates

Lee University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in sacred music. Lee University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Cleveland. This university ranks 15th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were about 13 sacred music students who graduated with this degree at Lee University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in sacred music from Lee University

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
130 Sacred Music Degrees Awarded
14.6% Growth in Graduates

Liberty University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in sacred music. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lynchburg. A Best Colleges rank of #352 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Liberty University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 130 sacred music students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the sacred music major at Liberty University make $2,272 more than the typical college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Samford University
Birmingham, AL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AL

Samford University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in sacred music. Samford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Birmingham. A Best Colleges rank of #243 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Samford is a great university overall.

There were roughly 3 sacred music students who graduated with this degree at Samford in the most recent data year.

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Johnson University
Knoxville, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TN

Johnson University is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Knoxville.

There were roughly 3 sacred music students who graduated with this degree at Johnson University in the most recent data year.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In SC
25.0% Growth in Graduates

CIU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #158 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means CIU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 sacred music students who graduated with this degree at CIU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in sacred music from Columbia International University

7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In SC

North Greenville is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Tigerville. This university ranks 15th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were roughly 3 sacred music students who graduated with this degree at North Greenville in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Kissimmee, JUFL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population.

There were approximately 3 sacred music students who graduated with this degree at JUFL in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in sacred music from Johnson University Florida

9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In GA

Mercer is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Macon. A Best Colleges rank of #415 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Mercer is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1 sacred music students who graduated with this degree at Mercer in the most recent data year.

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10

University of Mobile is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Mobile. This university ranks 32nd out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were approximately 21 sacred music students who graduated with this degree at University of Mobile in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the sacred music program earn an average of $26,516 in their early career salary.

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Best Sacred Music Colleges by State

Explore the best sacred music schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 7
Florida 282 28
North Carolina 279 6
Virginia 274 127
Tennessee 269 22
South Carolina 248 20
Kentucky 244 19
Louisiana 242 8
Mississippi 234 10
Arkansas 234 9
Alabama 233 24

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Sacred Music is one of 7 different types of Theology & Religious Vocations programs to choose from.

Sacred Music Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Religious/Sacred Music 261
Worship Ministry 16
Religious Music and Worship, Other 11

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies 5,813
Biblical Studies 1,402
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 806
Missionary Studies 291
Religious Education 281
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 147

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