Sacred Music at Rider University

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

Rider is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and approximately 4,636 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student received a bachelor's degree in sacred music from Rider.

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.

Rider Sacred Music Degrees Available

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

Rider Sacred Music Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sacred music programs across the country. The following shows how Rider 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 Rider 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	78

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in sacred music from Rider. This makes it the #12 most popular school for sacred music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Sacred Music Student Demographics at Rider

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

Rider 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.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rider 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	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rider Sacred Music Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a master’s in sacred music from Rider in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the sacred music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

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 NJ, the home state for Rider University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Philosophy and Religion Professors	520	$84,620
Music Directors and Composers	410	$73,320

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 Magneticcarpet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.