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2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

There are about 1,543 students enrolled in Religious Music in the USA.

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popularity

Not Very Popular

Compared to national avg.

Diplomas received last year

466

Vs. National Avg.

-97%

popularity Rank

#339

cost

Average

Compared to national avg.

Median degree cost

$27K

Vs. National Avg.

13%

cost Rank

#195

salary

Low Paying

Compared to national avg.

Average Salary Two Years Out of School

$39K

Vs. National Avg.

-3%

salary Rank

#306

professors

Not Very Good

Compared to national avg.

Professor Rating

C-

Vs. National Avg.

-15%

professors Rank

#388

students

Average

Compared to national avg.

Diversity Rating

B-

Vs. National Avg.

5%

students Rank

#142

SUMMARY

A degree in Religious Music is a valuable choice and generally a mandatory first step for undergraduates endeavoring to enter a career as a musician, a televangelist, or a gospel music executive. Interestingly, religious music is a ​unique degree coming in at the 321st most popular major. Last year, there were 304 religious music degrees conferred. In-state tuition for religious music at private institutions is, on average, Infinity times more spendy than their public rivals.

With just 134 colleges offering religious music there might be a smaller selection of institutions you can choose from. If you are looking to surround yourself with other religious music students, look at universities in Virginia which have the most students admitted to religious music annually. More generally, the best region to pursue religious music is in the Southeast region with University of Mobile, Southeastern University, and Liberty University best representing the region. Interestingly, our pick of the top conference to major in religious music is the Big South Conference with Charleston Southern University representing the conference. Based on our comprehensive list of the best colleges, our choice for the best university for religious music is Baylor University.

The objectively best school does not have to be the best school for you. There are tons of angels to consider when selecting ​university. Stuff like campus amenities, transportation services, and food might definitely affect one's feelings of which university to attend. At authority.org, we have examined the pros and cons for you. If, for example, you are interested in which religious music university boasts the best campus, the answer is Baylor University. If, for example, you are mostly interested in which school boasts the best campus, we have a whole list dedicated to that. We have carefully pored through professor reviews, student reviews, government databases, and more in order to evaluate all U.S. majors in an unbiased and informative way. Here you can find our well researched list for the schools with the best student life&nbspand, from that list, our pick of the college with the best student life for religious music is Baylor University. Curious why? Continue reading to discover more about our top selections. Many of our picks just might surprise you.

If price is a significant influence in your decisions, you might be cautious about Baylor University. Baylor University&nbspappears to be the most expensive university for religious music, at least for out of state enrollment. We do have an entire list of the most expensive&nbspuniversities that might put the expense at Baylor University&nbspinto perspective. For more context, you may care to know that religious music is the 313th most expensive major in America, with an average expense of $22,600. To zoom out a little, the most expensive state for religious music in the country is Kentucky with tuition and fees at the primary institution, Asbury University, of $30,654. Even more broadly, the most costly region for religious music is the Southwest region which is best demonstrated with Arizona Christian University with a cost of $26,240, Oral Roberts University with a cost of $28,998, and Baylor University with a cost of $42,842.

Our cheapest region for religious music is the Far West region which is represented by Life Pacific University with a cost of $15,792. On the bright side, the most affordable university for religious music is Moody Bible Institute. Authority's full list of the most affordable universities can be found here.

In-state students can anticipate paying in the neighborhood of $0 for a degree in religious music. The cost increases significantly to an average of $0 for an out-of-state public-school student. Our choice for the college with the best value for religious music: Baylor University. On this page you can see our comprehensive list of the universities we see as being the best value&nbspin general. With that said, this idea is predicated on being an out-of-state student. A discussion of value changes when in-state tuition is considered, but we do not know in which states any one student has residency.

Earnings for religious music students vary a lot, but within two-years of completing the major graduates will typically make in the neighborhood of $39,900. There is much variation in salary; highest paid earners can bring in up to $70,700. Even right out of college, the lowest earning positions within the religious music field earn $23,000, which isn't that bad. The top earning grads for religious music studied at Baylor University&nbspand if you are looking for colleges with all of the highest earning graduates, Authority has that too.

The all-around diversity of religious music is below average, arriving within the 39th percentile of all majors. The college with the most composite diversity for religious music is Oral Roberts University&nbspand here you can find our comprehensive list of the schools which have the most diversity. The financial diversity of the Religious Music major only stands in the 48th percentile compared to all other majors. Racial diversity is even less in the 32nd percentile. White undergraduates compose the largest share, 69%, of scholars studying religious music. Additionally, 54% of undergrads pursuing a religious music major are men.

We have insufficient professors data for religious music to make the conclusions we normally would have made in this sentence. If we consider data other than simply rankings we find that the university possessing the overall best professors for religious music is Baylor University. One will find an explanation of our evolving ranking methodology for the best overall professors here, along with some of the best examples of instructors in the country.

Finally, the most difficult university to get into for religious music is Baylor University. While we do not necessarily see the value in it, we have a comprehensive page of the hardest colleges to get into. With that said, we hope you believe that looking at the education process from examples primarily shaped by superlatives might create problems. We hope you explore our other pages on individual schools and explore a couple of Authority's helpful background pages on beneficial details to look for as your school search develops.

Top 25 Best Colleges for Religious Music

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A+

Rating

#1 2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL | www.northwestern.edu/

9%

Acceptance

25,870

Students

#12

Ranking

$59K

Tuition

F

Rating

#2 2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

Curtis Institute of Music

Philadelphia, PA | www.curtis.edu/

2%

Acceptance

173

Students

#3716

Ranking

$3K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#3 2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

Rice University

Houston, TX | www.rice.edu/

11%

Acceptance

8,005

Students

#22

Ranking

$51K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#4 2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD | www.jhu.edu/

11%

Acceptance

34,250

Students

#4

Ranking

$54K

Tuition

A

Rating

#5 2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

The Juilliard School

New York, NY | www.juilliard.edu/

8%

Acceptance

979

Students

#171

Ranking

$49K

Tuition

B

Rating

#6 2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

California State University-Northridge

Northridge, CA | https://www.csun.edu/

66%

Acceptance

42,736

Students

#763

Ranking

$19K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#7 2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

New York University

New York, NY | www.nyu.edu/

21%

Acceptance

58,361

Students

#23

Ranking

$55K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#8 2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

Berklee College of Music

Boston, MA | www.berklee.edu/

52%

Acceptance

8,191

Students

#404

Ranking

$46K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#9 2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN | www.vanderbilt.edu/

12%

Acceptance

13,918

Students

#17

Ranking

$54K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#10 2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA | www.cmu.edu/

17%

Acceptance

15,567

Students

#21

Ranking

$59K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#11 2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA | www.usc.edu/

16%

Acceptance

52,376

Students

#28

Ranking

$60K

Tuition

A

Rating

#12 2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

The New England Conservatory of Music

Boston, MA | https://necmusic.edu/

36%

Acceptance

883

Students

#182

Ranking

$52K

Tuition

A

Rating

#13 2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

Manhattan School of Music

New York, NY | www.msmnyc.edu/

42%

Acceptance

1,049

Students

#210

Ranking

$49K

Tuition

A

Rating

#14 2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

Cleveland Institute of Music

Cleveland, OH | www.cim.edu/

34%

Acceptance

381

Students

#189

Ranking

$42K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#15 2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco, CA | https://sfcm.edu/

46%

Acceptance

445

Students

#145

Ranking

$49K

Tuition

A

Rating

#16 2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, CA | https://www.calarts.edu/

27%

Acceptance

1,558

Students

#240

Ranking

$53K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#17 2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL | www.miami.edu/

33%

Acceptance

19,971

Students

#73

Ranking

$54K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#18 2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI | https://umich.edu/

26%

Acceptance

49,530

Students

#33

Ranking

$52K

Tuition

F

Rating

#19 2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

Musicians Institute

Hollywood, CA | www.mi.edu/

68%

Acceptance

1,516

Students

#2568

Ranking

$25K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#20 2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

Boston University

Boston, MA | www.bu.edu/

20%

Acceptance

42,047

Students

#35

Ranking

$58K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#21 2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA | www.ucla.edu/

14%

Acceptance

46,947

Students

#50

Ranking

$43K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#22 2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY | https://www.rochester.edu/

35%

Acceptance

14,171

Students

#53

Ranking

$58K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#23 2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX | https://www.utexas.edu/

32%

Acceptance

54,243

Students

#81

Ranking

$40K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#24 2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA | www.messiah.edu/

78%

Acceptance

3,764

Students

#410

Ranking

$37K

Tuition

C−

Rating

#25 2024 Best Colleges for Religious Music

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI | www.ferris.edu/

82%

Acceptance

14,874

Students

#1619

Ranking

$12K

Tuition

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