2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious/Sacred Music (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

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Religious/Sacred Music is the 613th most popular major in the country with 481 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 43 religious/sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 religious/sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in religious/sacred music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religious/sacred music programs that also have a lower cost than 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 religious/sacred music program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree religious music students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious/Sacred Music (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$47,478 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 1 doctorate’s religious music degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Religious/Sacred Music at SMU

#2

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$36,936 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s religious music degrees to qualified students.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936.

Full Baylor University Religious/Sacred Music Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious/Sacred Music (Income $0-$30k)

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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