2023 Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Religious Music for a Master’s” ranking.
Religious/Sacred Music is the 603rd most popular major in the country with 473 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Religious Music for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in religious/sacred music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religious/sacred music programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the religious/sacred music program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Religious Music for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Religious Music for a Master’s”.
Top 10 Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Religious Music for a Master’s. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 35 masters’s religious music degrees in 2020-2021.
Liberty University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 93,349 students enrolled at Liberty University, 13,282 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8,897 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,888. On top of their other funding sources, 386 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Liberty University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Religious Music for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the #2 spot on the list. Notre Dame, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religious music degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Notre Dame also made our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Among the 12,809 students enrolled at Notre Dame, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,670. On top of their other funding sources, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Notre Dame Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dallas Baptist University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Religious Music for a Master’s. DBU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s religious music degrees to qualified students.
DBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 4,247 students enrolled at Dallas Baptist University, 200 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 150 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,924. During this same period, 39 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Dallas Baptist University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at DBU]](/colleges/dallas-baptist-university/student-life/veterans/)
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 #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Religious Music for a Master’s. Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying religious music list, HUC - JIR has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, HUC - JIR supports 335 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,486. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. HUC - JIR does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at HUC - JIR]](/colleges/hebrew-union-college-jewish-institute-of-religion/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Religious Music for a Master’s list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s religious music degrees in 2020-2021.
SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 12,373 students enrolled at SMU, 327 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 215 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,612. On top of their other funding sources, 103 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #6, Mercer University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Religious Music for a Master’s list. Mercer University is a medium-sized school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 1 masters’s religious music degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying religious music list, Mercer has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 9,006 students enrolled at Mercer University, 15 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,244. To help with additional expenses, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mercer University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 veteran student life at Mercer University]](/colleges/mercer-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of Mobile landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Religious Music for a Master’s ranking. University of Mobile is a small school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 3 masters’s religious music degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Mobile also took the #10 spot in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Mobile supports 2,016 students, and 60 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 37 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,844. During this same period, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Andrews University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Religious Music for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Berrien Springs, Michigan 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 2020-2021.
Andrews did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 3,162 students enrolled at Andrews University, 40 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,888. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 veteran student life at Andrews]](/colleges/andrews-university/student-life/veterans/)
Baylor University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Religious Music for a Master’s list. Baylor University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s religious music degrees in 2020-2021.
Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 876 of the 19,297 students enrolled at Baylor University were GI Bill® students, of which 593 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,744. On top of their other funding sources, 263 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 veteran student life at Baylor]](/colleges/baylor-university/student-life/veterans/)
Lincoln Christian University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Religious Music for a Master’s ranking. Lincoln Christian College and Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lincoln, Illinois. It awarded 2 masters’s religious music degrees in 2020-2021.
Lincoln Christian College and Seminary did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 581 students enrolled at Lincoln Christian University, 13 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,761. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lincoln Christian College and Seminary]](/colleges/lincoln-christian-university/student-life/veterans/)
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