2024 Best Religious/Sacred Music Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Religious/Sacred Music isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #501 in popularity out of 1172 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for religious/sacred music students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 18 master's degrees in religious/sacred music to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on religious/sacred music students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of religious/sacred music students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized religious/sacred music related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for religious/sacred music students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Religious/Sacred Music Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Religious/Sacred Music Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Religious/Sacred Music in the Southwest Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for religious/sacred music students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Religious Music

1

Baylor University
Waco, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Baylor University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in religious/sacred music. Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in religious/sacred music from Baylor University

2

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Southern Methodist University is a great choice for students interested in a master's degree in religious/sacred music. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Dallas.More information about a master’s in religious/sacred music from Southern Methodist University

2

Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in religious/sacred music has to check out Dallas Baptist University. Located in the large city of Dallas, DBU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in religious/sacred music from Dallas Baptist University

Best Religious/Sacred Music Colleges by State

Explore the best religious/sacred music colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	542	18
Oklahoma	257	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Religious Music

Religious/Sacred Music is one of 2 different types of Sacred Music programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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