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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sacred Music in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$24,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 508 people earned their degree in sacred music, making the major the 281st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, sacred music graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,900 and had an average of $33,289 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 48 sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in sacred music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great sacred music programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the sacred music program at the school. 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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sacred Music in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oral Roberts University landed the #1 spot on the list. Oral Roberts University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 bachelors’s sacred music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ORU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $22,248 for southwest region bachelor’s degree sacred music students with aid per year to attend Oral Roberts University.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Christian University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Bethany, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sacred music degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

SCU also made our “Best Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern Christian University is $20,201 for southwest region bachelor’s degree sacred music students with aid.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hardin - Simmons University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s sacred music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree sacred music students with aid list, Hardin - Simmons has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hardin - Simmons University is $19,509 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Sacred Music students with aid.

Read more about Sacred Music at Hardin - Simmons University

#4

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Bartlesville, Oklahoma
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Wesleyan University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sacred music students in 2019-2020.

OKWU or OWU also made our “Best Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for OKWU or OWU is $25,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Sacred Music students with aid.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Sacred Music at Oklahoma Wesleyan University

#5

The King's University

Southlake, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The King’s University landed the #5 spot on the list. The King’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Southlake, Texas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s sacred music degrees in 2019-2020.

TKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $24,344 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Sacred Music students with aid per year to attend The King’s University.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Sacred Music at TKU

#6

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Baylor University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Sacred Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree sacred music students with aid list, Baylor has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor is $36,039 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Sacred Music students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Sacred Music at Baylor University

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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

Footnotes

  • *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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