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2022 Best Value Colleges for Religious/Sacred Music (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$27,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Southwest region, there were 43 religious/sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region religious music students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Religious/Sacred Music (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of St. Thomas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of St. Thomas is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 9 ’s religious music degrees in 2019-2020.

UST also took the #4 spot in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UST is $21,314 for southwest region religious music students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full UST Religious/Sacred Music Report

#2

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oral Roberts University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. ORU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ORU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ORU is $25,485 for southwest region religious music students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Religious/Sacred Music at Oral Roberts University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hardin - Simmons University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Hardin - Simmons University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 1 ’s religious music degrees in 2019-2020.

Hardin - Simmons also made our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $21,587 for Southwest Region Religious Music students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Hardin - Simmons.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Christian University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This small school is located in Bethany, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 ’s religious music degrees in 2019-2020.

SCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $22,062 for southwest region religious music students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend SCU.

Read more about Religious/Sacred Music at SCU

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Baptist University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 5 ’s religious music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region religious music students whose families make $75-$110k list, DBU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $29,170 for southwest region religious music students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Dallas Baptist University.

Read more about Religious/Sacred Music at Dallas Baptist University

Southern Methodist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified ’s religious music students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SMU is $34,587 for southwest region religious music students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low 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%.

Full SMU Religious/Sacred Music Report

#7

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Oklahoma Wesleyan University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Oklahoma Wesleyan University is a small school located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma that handed out 1 ’s religious music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OKWU or OWU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma Wesleyan University is $28,160 for Southwest Region Religious Music students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Oklahoma Wesleyan University Religious/Sacred Music Report

#8

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s religious music degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region religious music students whose families make $75-$110k list, Baylor has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor is $35,300 for Southwest Region Religious Music students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full Baylor University Religious/Sacred Music Report

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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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