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Most Popular Colleges for Sacred Music Doctor’s Degree Programs

Around 15 doctorates are awarded each year to sacred music majors. Ranked in order of popularity, here are the colleges with the largest programs in the field:

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana

Notre Dame claimed the #1 spot on our list by awarding 7 doctor's degrees in sacred music in 2017-2018.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Notre Dame.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Notre Dame
In-State Out-of-State

Full-Time Tuition

$50,864

$50,864

Fees for Full-Time Students

$472

$472

Part-Time per Credit Hour

$2,826

$2,826

In 2017-2018, Notre Dame reported having 1,357 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 617 were classified as teaching assistants, and 740 were classified as research assistants.

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

At Liberty University, 6 doctorates were awarded in 2017-2018 in sacred music, which makes the school come in at #2 on our list. Liberty University also ranks #2 in popularity in Virginia for students seeking a sacred music degree.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Liberty University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Liberty University
In-State Out-of-State

Full-Time Tuition

$8,217

$8,217

Fees for Full-Time Students

$506

$506

Part-Time per Credit Hour

$464

$464

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 285. Of that number, 250 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

SBTS awarded 1 doctor's degrees in sacred music in 2017-2018. This makes the school the third most popular in the country for the field. SBTS also ranks #3 in popularity in Kentucky for students seeking a sacred music degree.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at SBTS.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
In-State Out-of-State

Full-Time Tuition

$14,112

$14,112

Fees for Full-Time Students

$620

$620

Part-Time per Credit Hour

$588

$588

NOBTS is ranked #3 on our list due to it handing out doctor's degrees in sacred music to 1 students in 2017-2018. NOBTS also ranks #3 in popularity in Louisiana for students seeking a sacred music degree.

Graduate students at NOBTS can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
In-State Out-of-State

Full-Time Tuition

$5,445

$5,445

Fees for Full-Time Students

$540

$540

Part-Time per Credit Hour

$303

$303

A note on these rankings: The colleges above are ranked by the number of graduates in the program meaning the largest programs are at the top. While program popularity does not necessarily indicate quality, it does mean that many students are successfully graduating from the program, thus, making them worthwhile programs to consider.

References

National Center for Education Statistics
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