2022 Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Doctorate

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

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 36 religious/sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 4 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the religious/sacred music program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious/Sacred Music

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #1 spot on the list. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 doctorate’s religious music degrees to qualified students.

Liberty University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Religious/Sacred Music at Liberty University

#2

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$36,936 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s religious music students in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936.

Read full report on Religious/Sacred Music at Baylor University

#3

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$47,478 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Doctorate. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s religious music degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree religious music students list, SMU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478.

Full Southern Methodist University Religious/Sacred Music Report

#4

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$57,522 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s religious music degrees in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame also took the #1 spot in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Notre Dame are $57,522, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Religious/Sacred Music at University of Notre Dame

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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