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2024 Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southeast Region

12 Colleges in the Southeast Region
261 Religious Music Degrees Awarded
Religious/Sacred Music isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #603 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 12 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for religious/sacred music students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 261 degrees in religious/sacred music during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Religious/Sacred Music School

Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southeast Region The religious music program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Religious/Sacred Music rankings. We derive our Best Overall Religious/Sacred Music School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Religious/Sacred Music Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Religious Music
Bachelor's Degrees in Religious Music
Master's Degrees in Religious Music
Doctor's Degrees in Religious Music

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Religious/Sacred Music in the Southeast Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the religious music degree levels they offer.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Religious Music

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
24.0% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Southeastern University if you want to pursue a degree in religious/sacred music. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakeland, SEU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #426 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SEU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 25 religious/sacred music students who graduated with this degree at SEU in the most recent data year.

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Lee University
Cleveland, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TN

Lee University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in religious/sacred music. Lee University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Cleveland. This university ranks 15th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were roughly 2 religious/sacred music students who graduated with this degree at Lee University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
130 Religious Music Degrees Awarded

Liberty University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in religious/sacred music. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lynchburg. A Best Colleges rank of #352 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Liberty University is a great university overall.

There were about 130 religious/sacred music students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent data year.

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Samford University
Birmingham, AL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AL

It is difficult to beat Samford University if you wish to pursue a degree in religious/sacred music. Samford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Birmingham. A Best Colleges rank of #243 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Samford is a great university overall.

There were about 3 religious/sacred music students who graduated with this degree at Samford in the most recent data year.

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Johnson University
Knoxville, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN

Johnson University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Knoxville.

There were approximately 3 religious/sacred music students who graduated with this degree at Johnson University in the most recent data year.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In SC
25.0% Growth in Graduates

CIU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #158 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CIU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 religious/sacred music students who graduated with this degree at CIU in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In SC

North Greenville is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Tigerville. This university ranks 15th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were roughly 3 religious/sacred music students who graduated with this degree at North Greenville in the most recent data year.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Kissimmee, JUFL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population.

There were approximately 3 religious/sacred music students who graduated with this degree at JUFL in the most recent data year.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In GA

Mercer is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Macon. A Best Colleges rank of #415 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Mercer is a great university overall.

There were about 1 religious/sacred music students who graduated with this degree at Mercer in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL
47.6% Growth in Graduates

University of Mobile is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Mobile. This university ranks 32nd out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were about 21 religious/sacred music students who graduated with this degree at University of Mobile in the most recent data year.

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Best Religious/Sacred Music Colleges by State

Explore the best religious/sacred music colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 28
North Carolina 710 3
Georgia 690 5
Virginia 630 127
Tennessee 624 10
South Carolina 530 15
Kentucky 518 19
Mississippi 501 10
Alabama 500 24
Louisiana 489 3
Arkansas 466 9

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Religious/Sacred Music is one of 2 different types of Sacred Music programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Worship Ministry 16
Religious Music and Worship, Other 11

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