Sacred Music at Shorter University

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

Shorter is located in Rome, Georgia and has a total student population of 1,410. Of the 227 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Shorter University in 2,021, 1 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.

Shorter Sacred Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sacred Music

Online Classes Are Available at Shorter

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Shorter does offer online education options in sacred music for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Shorter Sacred Music Rankings

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

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 Shorter 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 Popular Online Sacred Music Schools	6
Most Focused Sacred Music Schools	71
Most Popular Sacred Music Schools	73

Sacred Music Student Demographics at Shorter

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

Shorter Sacred Music Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in sacred music from Shorter.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Shorter 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

Shorter 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

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 GA, the home state for Shorter University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	360	$77,770
Music Directors and Composers	200	$73,470

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 Thomson200 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.