2024 Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools
40
Colleges in the United States
473
Religious Music Degrees Awarded
Religious/Sacred Music is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #603 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual looked at 40 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 473 degrees in religious/sacred music during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Religious/Sacred Music School
Your choice of religious/sacred music school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Religious/Sacred Music School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Religious/Sacred Music Degree Level
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Best Schools for Religious/Sacred Music in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of religious music degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Schools in Religious Music
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IN
Any student pursuing a degree in religious/sacred music has to check out University of Notre Dame. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 religious/sacred music students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in religious/sacred music from University of Notre Dame
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
Any student pursuing a degree in religious/sacred music has to look into Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion. HUC - JIR is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the city of New York.
There were roughly 13 religious/sacred music students who graduated with this degree at HUC - JIR in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in religious/sacred music from Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion
Southeastern University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in religious/sacred music. SEU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Lakeland. This university ranks 12th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 25 religious/sacred music students who graduated with this degree at SEU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in religious/sacred music from Southeastern University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IL
Moody Bible Institute is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in religious/sacred music. Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
There were about 5 religious/sacred music students who graduated with this degree at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in religious/sacred music from Moody Bible Institute
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In TN
Located in the city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 15th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 2 religious/sacred music students who graduated with this degree at Lee University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in religious/sacred music from Lee University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MN
Located in the city of Minneapolis, North Central University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #349 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means North Central University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 religious/sacred music students who graduated with this degree at North Central University in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in religious/sacred music from North Central University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In TX
Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 religious/sacred music students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in religious/sacred music from Southern Methodist University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In TX
Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.
There were roughly 8 religious/sacred music students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in religious/sacred music from Baylor University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In VA
130
Religious Music Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #352 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Liberty University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 130 religious/sacred music students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in religious/sacred music from Liberty University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WA
Located in the large suburb of Kirkland, Northwest University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 18th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 3 religious/sacred music students who graduated with this degree at Northwest University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in religious/sacred music from Northwest University
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