2023 Most Focused Colleges for Religious/Sacred Music in North Carolina

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Religious/Sacred Music is the 603rd most popular major in the country with 473 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across North Carolina, there were 3 religious/sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Religious Music Major in North Carolina” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in religious/sacred music. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in religious/sacred music.

For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Schools Highly Focused on Religious Music Major in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina religious music students.

Top 5 Most Focused Colleges for Religious/Sacred Music in North Carolina

1

Piedmont International University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

$48,374 Average Early-Career Earnings

$30,191 Average Student Debt

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Religious Music Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Piedmont International University landed the #1 spot on the list. Piedmont International University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Religious/Sacred Music at Piedmont International University

2

Lenoir - Rhyne University
Hickory, North Carolina

$51,336 Average Early-Career Earnings

$26,650 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lenoir - Rhyne University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Religious Music Major in North Carolina. Lenoir - Rhyne University is located in Hickory, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s religious music degrees to qualified students.

Full Lenoir - Rhyne University Religious/Sacred Music Report

3

Grace College of Divinity
Fayetteville, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grace College of Divinity. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Religious Music Major in North Carolina. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s religious music students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Grace College of Divinity Religious/Sacred Music Report

3

Livingstone College
Salisbury, North Carolina

$22,204 Average Early-Career Earnings

$36,286 Average Student Debt

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Religious Music Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Livingstone College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Salisbury, North Carolina, and it awarded 0 ’s religious music degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Religious/Sacred Music at Livingstone College

3

University of Mount Olive
Mount Olive, North Carolina

$41,660 Average Early-Career Earnings

$31,105 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mount Olive. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Religious Music Major in North Carolina list. University of Mount Olive is located in Mount Olive, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s religious music degrees to qualified students.

Full UMO 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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