2022 Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 religious/sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree religious music students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious/Sacred Music (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$21,634 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Thomas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of St. Thomas is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UST did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of St. Thomas are $21,634, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of St. Thomas Religious/Sacred Music Report

#2

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

$47,478 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s religious music degrees to qualified students.

SMU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SMU Religious/Sacred Music Report

#3

Dallas Baptist University

Dallas, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$20,204 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Baptist University landed the #3 spot on the list. Dallas Baptist University is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 5 masters’s religious music degrees in 2019-2020.

DBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DBU are $20,204, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Dallas Baptist University Religious/Sacred Music Report

#4

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$36,936 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Religious Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Baylor University Religious/Sacred Music Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious/Sacred Music (Income $30-$48k)

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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