2023 Best Value Colleges for Sacred Music (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$16,900
Avg Net Price*
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Sacred Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 554 people earned their degree in sacred music, making the major the 273rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, sacred music graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,993 and had an average of $27,000 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 32 sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Sacred Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in sacred music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sacred music programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the sacred music program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Sacred Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Value Sacred Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sacred Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.
Top 4 Best Value Colleges for Sacred Music (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Sacred Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarks Summit University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified ’s sacred music students in 2020-2021.
CSU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Sacred Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $14,882 for middle atlantic region sacred music students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Clarks Summit University.
Full CSU Sacred Music Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Sacred Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lancaster Bible College landed the #2 spot on the list. Lancaster Bible College is a small school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 ’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
Lancaster Bible College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Sacred Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lancaster Bible College is $18,208 for middle atlantic region sacred music students whose families make $0-$30k.
Read full report on Sacred Music at Lancaster Bible College
Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Sacred Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Nyack College landed the #3 spot on the list. Nyack, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s sacred music degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nyack, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Sacred Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Nyack is $14,485 for Middle Atlantic Region Sacred Music students whose families make $0-$30k.
Read more about Sacred Music at Nyack College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Valley Forge. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Sacred Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Valley Forge is a small school located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 ’s sacred music degrees in 2020-2021.
UVF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Sacred Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Valley Forge is $19,889 for middle atlantic region sacred music students whose families make $0-$30k.
Full UVF 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
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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