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2026 Best Value Sacred Music Schools in the Southeast Region

[Sacred Music](/majors/theology-and-religious-vocations/sacred-music/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 52 schools to find the best return on investment for sacred music students.

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• Best Value Sacred Music Schools in the Southeast Region

2026 Best Value Sacred Music Schools in the Southeast Region

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in sacred music, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Sacred Music Schools

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

$16,173 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$44,813 Median Earnings (10yr)

Liberty University earned the #1 spot for value among sacred music schools in the Southeast Region. Set in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $16,173. Sacred Music graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Early-career sacred music graduates make about $38,511. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 99%.

2

Southeastern University
Lakeland, FL

$32,950 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,500 Avg Student Debt

$46,744 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in sacred music will find it at Southeastern University, which ranked #2. Southeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakeland. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $32,950. Sacred Music graduates carry a median of $27,500 in student loans. Soon after graduation, sacred music degree recipients from Southeastern University generally make around $29,713. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 53%.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 52 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.