by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Religious/Sacred Music. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Sacred Music is a major offered under the theology and religious vocations program of study at Rider University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in sacred music, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Rider was $955 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $20,508 | $20,508 |
| Fees | $450 | $450 |
Rider does not offer an online option for its sacred music master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Rider Online Learning page.
Women made up around 33.3% of the sacred music students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 42.3%.
Around 16.7% of sacred music master’s degree recipients at Rider in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 20%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Sacred Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Religious/Sacred Music | 6 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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