2025 Best Sacred Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Sacred Musicbachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #225 out of the 363 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Sacred Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 51 bachelor's degrees in sacred music during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 bachelor's 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 much debt sacred music students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized sacred music related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for sacred music students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Sacred Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Sacred Music in the Great Lakes Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for sacred music students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Sacred Music

1

Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH

12 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Cedarville University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in sacred music. Located in the rural area of Cedarville, Cedarville is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in sacred music from Cedarville University

2

Moody Bible Institute
Chicago, IL

10 Annual Graduates

Moody Bible Institute is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in sacred music. Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in sacred music from Moody Bible Institute

Best Sacred Music Colleges by State

Explore the best sacred music schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	261	5
Ohio	252	11
Illinois	241	31
Indiana	235	9
Wisconsin	213	1

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Sacred Music Related Rankings by Major

One of 7 majors within the Theology & Religious Vocations area of study, Sacred Music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Sacred Music Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Religious/Sacred Music	32
Worship Ministry	19

Most Popular Majors Related to Sacred Music

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies	444
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	262
Biblical Studies	245
Religious Education	137
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	100
Missionary Studies	95

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jackerhack. More about our data sources and methodologies.