by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 487 people earned their degree in sacred music, making the major the 273rd most popular in the United States. In , sacred music graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $30,993 and had an average of $27,649 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 242 sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,060 and $27,649 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 52 sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sacred music. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in sacred music.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region list. SBTS is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 9 masters’s sacred music degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mobile landed the #2 spot on the list. Mobile, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sacred music degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sacred music degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
Full New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Sacred Music Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Carey University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sacred music degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Sacred Music at William Carey University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sacred music degrees to 31 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lee University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lee University is a small school located in Cleveland, Tennessee that handed out 15 masters’s sacred music degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mercer University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Mercer University is a medium-sized school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 1 masters’s sacred music degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Campbellsville University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Campbellsville University is a fairly large school located in Campbellsville, Kentucky that handed out 0 masters’s sacred music degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bob Jones University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Bob Jones University is a small school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 0 masters’s sacred music degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Samford University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 1 masters’s sacred music degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Wake Forest, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sacred music degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Sacred Music Report
Emory University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Emory is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 0 masters’s sacred music degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Shenandoah University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sacred Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Shenandoah is located in Winchester, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s sacred music degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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