by our College Data Analytics Team
Sacred Music is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. To top this list, a school awards a larger share of its degrees in sacred music than other colleges that offer the major.
College Factual ranked the 19 sacred music schools in the United States by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
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These are the schools that devote the largest share of their bachelor’s degree degrees to sacred music.
No school devotes a larger share of its degrees to sacred music than Life Pacific College. Life Pacific College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of San Dimas. At this school, roughly 16% of all degrees awarded are in sacred music, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full sacred music report for Life Pacific College
Sum Bible College And Theological Seminary came in at #2 on our list of the most focused sacred music schools. Located in the suburb of El Dorado Hills, Sum Bible College And Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit university. Sacred Music accounts for around 9% of the degrees granted here, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. See more about sacred music at Sum Bible College And Theological Seminary
Northwest University came in at #3 on our list of the most focused sacred music schools. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, Northwest University is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in sacred music, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. See more about sacred music at Northwest University
Ozark Christian College ranks #4 for sacred music by degree focus. Set in the city of Joplin, Ozark Christian College is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in sacred music, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. See more about sacred music at Ozark Christian College
North Central University ranks #5 for sacred music by degree focus. Located in the city of Minneapolis, North Central University is a private not-for-profit university. Sacred Music accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full sacred music details for North Central University
University Of Mobile ranked #6 on our list of the most focused sacred music schools. Set in the rural area of Mobile, University Of Mobile is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in sacred music, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full sacred music report for University Of Mobile
Southwestern Assemblies Of God University landed the #7 spot among the most focused sacred music schools. Southwestern Assemblies Of God University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Waxahachie. Sacred Music accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full sacred music details for Southwestern Assemblies Of God University
Judson University landed the #8 spot among the most focused sacred music schools. Located in the city of Elgin, Judson University is a private not-for-profit university. About 3% of the degrees Judson University awards are in sacred music, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. See more about sacred music at Judson University
North Greenville University ranked #9 on our list of the most focused sacred music schools. Located in the rural area of Tigerville, North Greenville University is a private not-for-profit university. Sacred Music accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full sacred music details for North Greenville University
East Texas Baptist University comes in at #10 for sacred music focus this year. East Texas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Marshall. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in sacred music, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full sacred music report for East Texas Baptist University
Cedarville University ranked #11 on our list of the most focused sacred music schools. Set in the rural area of Cedarville, Cedarville University is a private not-for-profit institution. Sacred Music accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 15 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full sacred music report for Cedarville University
Moody Bible Institute ranked #12 on our list of the most focused sacred music schools. Moody Bible Institute is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. About 1% of the degrees Moody Bible Institute awards are in sacred music, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full sacred music report for Moody Bible Institute
Lee University ranked #13 on our list of the most focused sacred music schools. Set in the city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit institution. Sacred Music accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. See more about sacred music at Lee University
Southeastern University landed the #14 spot among the most focused sacred music schools. Southeastern University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakeland. About 1% of the degrees Southeastern University awards are in sacred music, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year. See more about sacred music at Southeastern University
Biola University landed the #15 spot among the most focused sacred music schools. Set in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola University is a private not-for-profit institution. Sacred Music accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full sacred music details for Biola University
Anderson University Sc placed #16 for sacred music by degree focus. Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University Sc is a private not-for-profit university. About 0.9% of the degrees Anderson University Sc awards are in sacred music, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. See more about sacred music at Anderson University Sc
Liberty University comes in at #17 for sacred music focus this year. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university. About 0.7% of the degrees Liberty University awards are in sacred music, or about 70 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full sacred music details for Liberty University
Azusa Pacific University placed #18 for sacred music by degree focus. Set in the suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 0.5% of all degrees awarded are in sacred music, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full sacred music details for Azusa Pacific University
California Baptist University landed the #19 spot among the most focused sacred music schools. Set in the city of Riverside, California Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 0.4% of all degrees awarded are in sacred music, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. See more about sacred music at California Baptist University
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This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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