Sacred Music at Northwest University

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

Northwest University is located in Kirkland, Washington and has a total student population of 1,184. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in sacred music from Northwest University.

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.

Northwest University Sacred Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sacred Music

Northwest University Sacred Music Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sacred music programs across the country. The following shows how Northwest University 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 Northwest University 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Most Popular Sacred Music Schools	43

Sacred Music Student Demographics at Northwest University

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

Northwest University Sacred Music Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 sacred music majors earned their bachelor's degree from Northwest University. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sacred music at Northwest University 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 Northwest 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	1

Northwest University 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
• Missionary Studies
• Biblical Studies
• Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)
• 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 WA, the home state for Northwest University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	390	$73,820
Music Directors and Composers	140	$71,980

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 Acstar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.