2026 Best Value Sacred Music Schools in the Great Lakes Region
[Sacred Music](/majors/theology-and-religious-vocations/sacred-music/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 28 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value sacred music schools.
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2026 Best Value Sacred Music Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in sacred music, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Sacred Music Schools
Leading the list is Cedarville University, our #1 best value for sacred music in the Great Lakes Region. Cedarville University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Cedarville. Students from in state pay about $37,150 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for sacred music graduates is $22,110. Early-career sacred music graduates make about $57,104. That is a strong return on a $22,110 median debt. Cedarville University admits about 65% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 28 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked 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 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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