2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious/Sacred Music
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 481 people earned their degree in religious/sacred music, making the major the 613th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 123 religious/sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in religious/sacred music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religious/sacred music programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s.
Top 15 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious/Sacred Music
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s list. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Liberty University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s religious music students in 2019-2020.
MBTS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary are $6,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s. HUC - JIR is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s religious music degrees to qualified students.
HUC - JIR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion are $26,535, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mobile. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s. Mobile, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religious music degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
University of Mobile not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mobile are $11,580, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dallas Baptist University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s religious music degrees in 2019-2020.
DBU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Dallas Baptist University are $20,204.
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Lee University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Cleveland, Tennessee, and it awarded 1 masters’s religious music degrees in 2019-2020.
Lee University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lee University are $14,330, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Concordia University, Wisconsin ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized school located in Mequon, Wisconsin that handed out 5 masters’s religious music degrees in 2019-2020.
Concordia University, Wisconsin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,460.
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Hope International University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s ranking. Hope International University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fullerton, California. It awarded 5 masters’s religious music degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree religious music students list, Hope has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hope are $14,916, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #9, Capital University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s list. Capital University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Capital did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capital University are $13,000.
University of St. Thomas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 9 masters’s religious music degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree religious music students list, UST has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UST are $21,634.
Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s religious music students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree religious music students list, Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary are $22,747.
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Baylor University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 7 masters’s religious music degrees in 2019-2020.
Baylor also took the #5 spot in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s religious music students in 2019-2020.
SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478.
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University of Notre Dame did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. This fairly large school is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and it awarded 9 masters’s religious music degrees in 2019-2020.
Notre Dame not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Notre Dame are $57,522, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Boston University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s ranking. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 masters’s religious music degrees in 2019-2020.
Boston U also took the #8 spot in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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- 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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