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Best Schools for Religious/Sacred Music in the Southeast Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the religious/sacred music degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Religious/Sacred Music
Liberty University tops our 2026 ranking of the best religious/sacred music schools. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg. The six-year graduation rate is 67%. Liberty University awarded about 107 religious/sacred music degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, religious/sacred music degree recipients from Liberty University generally make around $38,511. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete this degree.
More information about a degree in religious/sacred music from Liberty University
Students looking for a strong religious/sacred music program will find one at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Louisville, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. The six-year graduation rate is 35%. About 10 religious/sacred music degrees were awarded at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in the most recent year. Graduates of the religious/sacred music program make about $74,388 in their early career.
See the full religious/sacred music program report for The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Southeastern University came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the best religious/sacred music schools. Set in the city of Lakeland, Southeastern University is a large private not-for-profit institution. The six-year graduation rate is 44%. Southeastern University awarded about 12 religious/sacred music degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their religious/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.
See the full religious/sacred music program report for Southeastern University
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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 · 45 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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