Sacred Music at Baylor University

If you are interested in studying sacred music, you may want to check out the program at Baylor University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and approximately 19,297 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sacred Music section at the bottom of this page.

Baylor Sacred Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sacred Music
• Master’s Degree in Sacred Music

Baylor Sacred Music Rankings

The sacred music major at Baylor is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sacred Music. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in sacred music, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sacred Music Student Demographics at Baylor

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sacred music majors at Baylor University.

Baylor Sacred Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of sacred music bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sacred music at Baylor are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Baylor University with a bachelor's in sacred music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Baylor Sacred Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of sacred music master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the sacred music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Baylor University with a master's in sacred music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Sacred Music

The following sacred music concentations are available at Baylor University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Baylor University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religious/Sacred Music	8

Related Majors

• Theological & Ministerial Studies

Careers That Sacred Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in sacred music can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Baylor University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,520	$87,240
Music Directors and Composers	890	$61,210

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kairos14 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.