2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious/Sacred Music (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Religious/Sacred Music is the 613th most popular major in the country with 481 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 84 religious/sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 religious/sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in religious/sacred music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religious/sacred music programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the religious/sacred music program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious/Sacred Music (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$57,522 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit institution located in Notre Dame, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame also took the #1 spot in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Notre Dame are $57,522, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Religious/Sacred Music at Notre Dame

#2

Capital University

Columbus, Ohio

#3 in overall quality

$13,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capital University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Capital University is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s religious music degrees to qualified students.

Capital also took the #3 spot in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capital University are $13,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Religious/Sacred Music at Capital

#3

Concordia University, Wisconsin

Mequon, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$11,460 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the #3 spot on the list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is located in Mequon, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s religious music degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Concordia University, Wisconsin, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,460, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Religious/Sacred Music at Concordia University, Wisconsin

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious/Sacred Music (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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