2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Religious/Sacred Music
17
Ranked Colleges
15
Degrees Awarded
$19,500
Avg Cost*
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Religious/Sacred Music is the 603rd most popular major in the country with 413 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 15 religious/sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in religious/sacred music. That schools that top this list have a program in religious/sacred music in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major”.
Top 17 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Religious/Sacred Music
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gods Bible School and College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s religious music students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Religious/Sacred Music at Gods Bible School and College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union Bible College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major list. Westfield, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s religious music degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Religious/Sacred Music at Union Bible College
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Valor Christian College landed the #3 spot on the list. Valor Christian College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Canal Winchester, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Religious/Sacred Music at Valor Christian College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oak Hills Christian College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major list. OHCC is located in Bemidji, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s religious music degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full OHCC Religious/Sacred Music Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Christian College of the Bible. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major. Central Christian College of the Bible is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Moberly, Missouri. It awarded 0 associates’s religious music degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Central Christian College of the Bible Religious/Sacred Music Report
Ohio Christian University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major list. OCU is located in Circleville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 associates’s religious music degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Religious/Sacred Music at Ohio Christian University
Southeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Lakeland, Florida, and it awarded 1 associates’s religious music degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full SEU Religious/Sacred Music Report
With a ranking of #8, Lee College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major list. Lee College is a medium-sized school located in Baytown, Texas that handed out 0 associates’s religious music degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Religious/Sacred Music at Lee College
Boise Bible College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major ranking, coming in at #8. Boise Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boise, Idaho. It awarded 1 associates’s religious music degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Boise Bible College Religious/Sacred Music Report
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major ranking, coming in at #8. MBTS is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s religious music degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Religious/Sacred Music at MBTS
With a ranking of #8, The King’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major list. Located in Southlake, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s religious music students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full The King’s University Religious/Sacred Music Report
Trevecca Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major ranking, coming in at #8. TNU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 3 associates’s religious music degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Religious/Sacred Music at TNU
Baptist Bible College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major ranking. Baptist Bible College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Religious/Sacred Music at Baptist Bible College
Grace College of Divinity came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major ranking. This small school is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 associates’s religious music degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Religious/Sacred Music at Grace College of Divinity
Livingstone College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major list. This small school is located in Salisbury, North Carolina, and it awarded 0 associates’s religious music degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Livingstone College Religious/Sacred Music Report
Great Lakes Christian College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major ranking, coming in at #8. Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s religious music degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
Read more about Religious/Sacred Music at Great Lakes Christian College
With a ranking of #8, Aquinas College Michigan did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major list. Aquinas College Michigan is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s religious music degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Religious/Sacred Music at Aquinas College Michigan
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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