2023 Best Value Sacred Music Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Sacred Music School for You
With 34 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, sacred music is the #221 most popular major in Illinois.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Sacred Music Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value programs for sacred music students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Sacred Music
Our analysis found Lincoln Christian University to be the best value school for sacred music students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Lincoln Christian College and Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Lincoln.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lincoln Christian College and Seminary are $14,520 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Moody Bible Institute is a great value for sacred music students. Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School undergraduate students pay an average of $14,335 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Olivet Nazarene University is a great value for sacred music students. Located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Olivet Nazarene are $37,440 a year.
Request InformationBest Value Sacred Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Sacred Music Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 6 |
| Ohio | 23 |
| Indiana | 21 |
| Wisconsin | 2 |
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Majors Related to Sacred Music
Sacred Music is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 15,832 |
| Biblical Studies | 4,119 |
| Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries | 3,116 |
| Religious Education | 1,417 |
| Missionary Studies | 1,220 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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