by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 413 people earned their degree in religious/sacred music, making the major the 603rd most popular in the United States.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 religious/sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,735 and $124,256 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in religious/sacred music. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their religious/sacred music program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree religious music students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major that were part of this year’s ranking, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. NOBTS is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 3 doctorate’s religious music degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Religious/Sacred Music at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major list. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s religious music degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Religious/Sacred Music at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 16 doctorate’s religious music degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major list. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s religious music degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major. Notre Dame, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s religious music degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #6, Baylor University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major list. Baylor University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s religious music degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Southern California did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s religious music degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northwestern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Music Major ranking. Northwestern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 0 doctorate’s religious music degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 99%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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