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

8 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$21,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the religious/sacred music program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Religious/Sacred Music (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Thomas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of St. Thomas is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 ’s religious music degrees to qualified students.

UST did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $16,969 for southwest region religious music students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of St. Thomas.

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#2

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oral Roberts University landed the #2 spot on the list. Oral Roberts University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 ’s religious music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region religious music students whose families make $0-$30k list, ORU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ORU is $17,078 for Southwest Region Religious Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hardin - Simmons University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Hardin - Simmons University is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 1 ’s religious music degrees in 2019-2020.

Hardin - Simmons not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Hardin - Simmons is $16,627 for Southwest Region Religious Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dallas Baptist University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 5 ’s religious music degrees in 2019-2020.

DBU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $22,428 for southwest region religious music students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend DBU.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Christian University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. SCU is a small school located in Bethany, Oklahoma that handed out 1 ’s religious music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SCU is $19,622 for Southwest Region Religious Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Bartlesville, Oklahoma

With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 ’s religious music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OKWU or OWU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OKWU or OWU is $22,189 for Southwest Region Religious Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Religious/Sacred Music at Oklahoma Wesleyan University

With a ranking of #7, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s religious music degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region religious music students whose families make $0-$30k list, SMU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SMU is $26,718 for Southwest Region Religious Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#8

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religious Music Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Baylor University is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 ’s religious music degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Baylor University is $26,726 for southwest region religious music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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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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