Sacred Music at Samford University

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

Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 5,729 students attend the school each year. Of the 994 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Samford University in 2021, 3 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.

Samford Sacred Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sacred Music

Samford Sacred Music Rankings

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

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 Samford 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 Master’s Degree Schools	27
Best Value Sacred Music Schools	34
Most Popular Sacred Music Schools	43

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in sacred music from Samford. This is the #27 most popular school for sacred music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Sacred Music Student Demographics at Samford

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

Samford Sacred Music Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a bachelor's degree in sacred music from Samford. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sacred music at Samford 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 Samford University with a bachelor's in sacred music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Biblical Studies
• Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries
• Missionary 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 AL, the home state for Samford University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Philosophy and Religion Professors	220	$63,930
Music Directors and Composers	80	$75,050

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 Sweetmoose6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.