Sacred Music at Charleston Southern University

Every sacred music school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sacred music program at Charleston Southern University stacks up to those at other schools.

CSU is located in Charleston, South Carolina and has a total student population of 3,350. Of the 541 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Charleston Southern University in 2021, 6 of them were sacred music majors.

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.

CSU Sacred Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sacred Music

CSU Sacred Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sacred music progam at CSU 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 CSU 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
Most Focused Sacred Music Schools	45

Sacred Music Student Demographics at CSU

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

CSU Sacred Music Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 sacred music majors earned their bachelor's degree from CSU. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sacred music at CSU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Charleston Southern University with a bachelor's in sacred music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Missionary Studies
• Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries

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 SC, the home state for Charleston Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Philosophy and Religion Professors	270	$68,370
Music Directors and Composers	100	$53,700

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 CharlestonSouthern under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.