2023 Best Value Sacred Music Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Sacred Music School for You
Sacred Music is the #273 most popular major in the country with 554 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Sacred Music Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for sacred music students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Top 10 Best Sacred Music Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Piedmont International University the best value school in the Southeast Region for sacred music students. Piedmont International University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.
Piedmont International University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,400 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Sacred Music Schools in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Liberty University are $16,160 per year. On average, sacred music graduates from Liberty University take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johnson University Florida. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Sacred Music Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Kissimmee, JUFL is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
JUFL undergraduate students pay an average of $18,614 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Southeastern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best sacred music schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Lakeland, SEU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SEU are $28,320 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, SEU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Sacred Music Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Knoxville, Johnson University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Johnson University undergraduate students pay an average of $19,274 in tuition and fees each year.
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Lee University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sacred Music Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Lee University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Cleveland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lee University are $20,500 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Mercer University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sacred music students. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Macon.
Mercer undergraduate students pay an average of $29,324 in tuition and fees each year.
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Truett McConnell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for sacred music students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Cleveland, TMU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
TMU undergraduate students pay an average of $22,852 in tuition and fees each year.
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Columbia International University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sacred Music Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. CIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CIU are $25,590 a year.
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North Greenville University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sacred Music Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. North Greenville is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Tigerville.
North Greenville undergraduate students pay an average of $22,470 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Sacred Music Colleges by State
Explore the best sacred music colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 7 |
| Virginia | 134 |
| North Carolina | 6 |
| Florida | 28 |
| Tennessee | 22 |
| Kentucky | 19 |
| South Carolina | 20 |
| Louisiana | 8 |
| Arkansas | 9 |
| Alabama | 24 |
| Mississippi | 10 |
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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 13 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Jackerhack.
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