If you're seeking an Associate Degree in sacred music, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #241 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Sacred Music Associate Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 20 associate degrees in sacred music during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on sacred music students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of sacred music students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for sacred music to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized sacred music related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for sacred music students working on their associate degree.
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 Sacred Music Associate Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.
Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Sacred Music in the United States
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in sacred music.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).