Sacred Music at Biola University

If you plan to study sacred music, take a look at what Biola University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Biola is located in La Mirada, California and approximately 5,815 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 sacred music majors received their bachelor's degree from Biola.

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.

Biola Sacred Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sacred Music

Biola Sacred Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sacred music progam at Biola compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sacred music major at Biola 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Best Sacred Music Schools	22
Most Focused Sacred Music Schools	55

Sacred Music Student Demographics at Biola

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

Biola Sacred Music Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sacred music from Biola. About 44% were men and 56% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sacred music bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Biola also has a doctoral program available in sacred music. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries
• Religious Education
• Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)
• Biblical Studies
• 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 CA, the home state for Biola University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	2,220	$114,370
Music Directors and Composers	1,230	$64,600

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 Robert J. Boser under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.