Sacred Music at Indiana Wesleyan University

What traits are you looking for in a sacred music school? To help you decide if Indiana Wesleyan University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sacred music program.

IWU is located in Marion, Indiana and approximately 3,108 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in sacred music from IWU.

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.

IWU Sacred Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sacred Music

IWU Sacred Music Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sacred music programs across the country. The following shows how IWU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sacred music major at IWU 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 Value Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Best Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31
	34
Most Focused Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
	42
Most Focused Sacred Music Schools	47

Sacred Music Student Demographics at IWU

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

IWU Sacred Music Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a bachelor's degree in sacred music from IWU. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sacred music at IWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Indiana Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in sacred music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Religious Education
• Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)
• Theological & Ministerial 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 IN, the home state for Indiana Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Philosophy and Religion Professors	330	$77,870
Music Directors and Composers	140	$66,460

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 Manutdglory under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.