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Best Schools for Sacred Music in the United States
Below are the best sacred music schools at the bachelor’s degree level, ranked by the quality of the education they deliver.
Top Schools in Sacred Music
Cedarville University tops our 2026 ranking of the best sacred music schools. This moderately-sized private not-for-profit university is located in the rural area of Cedarville. Roughly 72% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 15 sacred music students who graduated with this degree at Cedarville University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their sacred music degree from Cedarville University earn around $57,104 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $22,110 to complete this degree.
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Students looking for a strong sacred music program will find one at Liberty University, which ranked #2. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg. Liberty University graduates 67% of students within six years. Liberty University awarded about 70 sacred music degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their sacred music degree from Liberty University earn around $33,284 in the first couple years of their career. Liberty University graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans.
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Students looking for a strong sacred music program will find one at Life Pacific College, which ranked #3. Life Pacific College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of San Dimas. Life Pacific College graduates 38% of students within six years. About 11 sacred music degrees were awarded at Life Pacific College in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, sacred music degree recipients from Life Pacific College generally make around $39,411. Life Pacific College graduates carry a median of $22,521 in student loans.
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Students looking for a strong sacred music program will find one at Southeastern University, which ranked #4. Located in the city of Lakeland, Southeastern University is a large private not-for-profit university. Southeastern University graduates 44% of students within six years. Southeastern University awarded about 11 sacred music degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their sacred music degree from Southeastern University earn around $29,713 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $27,500.
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Other Sacred Music Degree Levels
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 158 schools evaluated.
- 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.
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