by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Music Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 473 people earned their degree in religious/sacred music, making the major the 603rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 43 religious/sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 religious/sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Music Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in religious/sacred music. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in religious/sacred music.
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The religious music school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Music Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree religious music students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dallas Baptist University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Music Major in the Southwest Region. DBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Music Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Thomas landed the #2 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religious music degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad 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%.
Read more about Religious/Sacred Music at University of St. Thomas
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Music Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s religious music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Read full report on Religious/Sacred Music at Southern Methodist University
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Music Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Waco, Texas, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s religious music students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oral Roberts University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Music Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 6 masters’s religious music degrees in 2020-2021.
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