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2022 Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid” 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.

This year’s “Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the religious/sacred music program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region religious music students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Religious/Sacred Music in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid. UST is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 9 ’s religious music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region religious music students with aid list, UST has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UST is $18,476 for Southwest Region Religious Music students with aid.

Full University of St. Thomas Religious/Sacred Music Report

#2

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oral Roberts University landed the #2 spot on the list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s religious music degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

ORU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ORU is $22,248 for Southwest Region Religious Music students with aid.

Read more about Religious/Sacred Music at Oral Roberts University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Christian University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Southwestern Christian University is a small school located in Bethany, Oklahoma that handed out 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. The estimated yearly cost for SCU is $20,201 for Southwest Region Religious Music students with aid.

Read full report on Religious/Sacred Music at SCU

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hardin - Simmons University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s religious music degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Hardin - Simmons also made our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Hardin - Simmons is $19,509 for southwest region religious music students with aid.

Full Hardin - Simmons University Religious/Sacred Music Report

#5

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Bartlesville, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma Wesleyan University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Oklahoma Wesleyan University is a small school located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma that handed out 1 ’s religious music degrees in 2019-2020.

OKWU or OWU also made our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma Wesleyan University is $25,246 for Southwest Region Religious Music students with aid.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Religious/Sacred Music at Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Dallas Baptist University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified ’s religious music students in 2019-2020.

DBU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $26,387 for southwest region religious music students with aid per year to attend Dallas Baptist University.

Full Dallas Baptist University Religious/Sacred Music Report

Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified ’s religious music students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region religious music students with aid list, SMU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Methodist University is $36,222 for southwest region religious music students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Southern Methodist University Religious/Sacred Music Report

#8

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Baylor University is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 11 ’s religious music degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #2 spot in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $36,039 for Southwest Region Religious Music students with aid per year to attend Baylor.

The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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