Bachelor in Religious/Sacred Music (Bachelor's)

At Judson University, tuition is Tuition for the Worship Arts programme is $28,500 per year for full-time students..

Students lead and produce worship services as part of their coursework and through practicum experiences. They engage in internships and chapel ministry team roles at churches across the Midwest. The programme integrates music, communication arts, and biblical studies with hands-on training in worship settings. Students use Dark Room Studios for recording projects involving current and past students.

Focus areas include music, communication arts, worship theology, worship history, media and technology in worship, practical ministry experience.

The programme includes a core curriculum in music, communication arts, and Bible studies, with required internships and chapel ministry team participation. Students complete coursework and practical experiences that prepare them for leadership in worship settings.

Graduates serve as worship leaders, coordinators, and facilitators in churches and religious organizations.

Applicants must submit a completed application, official transcripts, and a personal statement. A music audition or portfolio may be required for admission to the programme.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. on-campus, full-time, four-year programme. For international students, tuition is around the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 63% of applicants.

Judson’s campus sits on the banks of the Fox River in Elgin, a suburban town a short drive from Chicago. Students can explore a riverside setting while staying close to the museums, galleries, design studios, and other opportunities of the Chicago area. Campus life includes residence halls, 22 intercollegiate sports teams competing in the NAIA, chapel, Bible studies, prayer meetings, and university-sponsored events. Individual visits and a virtual tour provide ways to explore the campus, facilities, and dorms.

Academic life follows a liberal arts tradition within Judson’s evangelical Christian mission and Baptist heritage. More than 60 programs span architecture and interior design, art, biblical and Christian ministries, business, communication, computer science, criminal justice, education, exercise and sport science, mathematics and science, music, psychology, and social services. Architecture includes a one-year preceptorship, while programs in art, photography, chemistry, biology, accounting, and computer science combine professional preparation with small classes and faculty attention. Study options include undergraduate, master’s, doctoral, certificate, main-campus, Rockford-campus, and online formats.

International students join a community that includes learners from 28 countries and is predominantly, though not exclusively, Christian. Judson’s mission places faith, personal relationships, work, citizenship, and lifelong learning at the center of the educational experience. A 10:1 student-faculty ratio and 76% of classes enrolling fewer than 20 students support close academic contact. Financial aid is available through scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study positions, and more than 99% of students receive assistance.