Bachelor's degree · Theology and religious vocations · CIP 39.02
Bible/Biblical Studies: earnings and debt by college
The College Scorecard lists 145 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Bible/Biblical Studies, together awarding 1,870 of these degrees in the most recent year. At the median institution, graduates who received federal aid earn $37,065 one year after finishing and $47,605 five years after finishing (two separate graduating classes). The median institution's graduates leave with $25,819 in federal student loans.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Compare Bible/Biblical Studies programs on one chart
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Each dot is one institution's program; branch campuses share their institution's figures and appear as one dot. Dashed lines mark the median for all colleges. Showing 20 of 143; programs missing either value are left out (the Scorecard withholds figures for small programs).
Colleges with a bachelor's in Bible/Biblical Studies
| Johnson University Knoxville · Private nonprofit | TN | 141 | $35,095 | $43,287 | $23,782 |
| University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul · Private nonprofit | MN | 139 | $47,114 | $53,871 | $25,819 |
| Lancaster Bible College Lancaster · Private nonprofit | PA | 72 | $45,734 | $48,576 | $27,500 |
| Pillar College Newark · Private nonprofit | NJ | 71 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Colorado Christian University Lakewood · Private nonprofit | CO | 61 | $38,708 | $47,605 | $42,906 |
| Regent University Virginia Beach · Private nonprofit | VA | 51 | $45,495 | $55,314 | $35,494 |
| Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Kansas City · Private nonprofit | MO | 47 | $49,351 | $47,727 | $31,000 |
| College of Biblical Studies-Houston Houston · Private nonprofit | TX | 45 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Moody Bible Institute Chicago · Private nonprofit | IL | 37 | $37,000 | $53,894 | $18,000 |
| Appalachian Bible College Mount Hope · Private nonprofit | WV | 36 | $29,545 | $42,549 | $14,839 |
| Cedarville University Cedarville · Private nonprofit | OH | 36 | n/a | n/a | $19,000 |
| Harding University Searcy · Private nonprofit | AR | 36 | $44,505 | $45,938 | n/a |
| Liberty University Lynchburg · Private nonprofit | VA | 36 | n/a | $46,338 | $27,832 |
| Welch College Gallatin · Private nonprofit | TN | 36 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Emmaus Bible College Dubuque · Private nonprofit | IA | 35 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Trinity College of Jacksonville Jacksonville · Private nonprofit | FL | 32 | $31,537 | n/a | $27,000 |
| Ozark Christian College Joplin · Private nonprofit | MO | 27 | $32,809 | $41,127 | $19,170 |
| Wheaton College Wheaton · Private nonprofit | IL | 26 | n/a | $44,431 | $21,000 |
| Luther Rice College & Seminary Lithonia · Private nonprofit | GA | 25 | $49,896 | $51,597 | $34,969 |
| Crown College Saint Bonifacius · Private nonprofit | MN | 23 | $40,236 | $51,107 | $22,272 |
| Dallas Christian College Dallas · Private nonprofit | TX | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion · Private nonprofit | IN | 23 | $47,135 | $47,064 | $37,750 |
| Trinity Bible College and Graduate School Ellendale · Private nonprofit | ND | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Freed-Hardeman University Henderson · Private nonprofit | TN | 22 | $49,974 | $45,107 | $19,500 |
| Evangel University-College of Online Learning Springfield · Private nonprofit | MO | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Grace School of Theology The Woodlands · Private nonprofit | TX | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Toccoa Falls College Toccoa Falls · Private nonprofit | GA | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Columbia International University Columbia · Private nonprofit | SC | 19 | $32,463 | $39,447 | $20,288 |
| Dallas Baptist University Dallas · Private nonprofit | TX | 18 | $35,506 | $60,931 | n/a |
| Davis College Pottersville · Private nonprofit | NY | 18 | n/a | $43,562 | $21,500 |
| Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne · Private nonprofit | PA | 17 | $37,065 | n/a | $27,505 |
| California Baptist University Riverside · Private nonprofit | CA | 17 | $35,486 | n/a | n/a |
| Manhattan Christian College Manhattan · Private nonprofit | KS | 17 | $34,445 | $47,123 | $22,500 |
| The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita · Private nonprofit | CA | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Mission University Springfield · Private nonprofit | MO | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary El Dorado Hills · Private nonprofit | CA | 15 | $31,784 | $39,821 | $26,082 |
| Carolina College of Biblical Studies Fayetteville · Private nonprofit | NC | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Grace College and Theological Seminary Winona Lake · Private nonprofit | IN | 14 | $33,951 | n/a | $27,000 |
| Abilene Christian University Abilene · Private nonprofit | TX | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Arizona Christian University Glendale · Private nonprofit | AZ | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Amridge University Montgomery · Private nonprofit | AL | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Bethel University Saint Paul · Private nonprofit | MN | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Campbellsville University Campbellsville · Private nonprofit | KY | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary Ankeny · Private nonprofit | IA | 12 | $20,523 | n/a | n/a |
| Nelson University Waxahachie · Private nonprofit | TX | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee · Private nonprofit | OK | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield · Private nonprofit | IL | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible College Pineville · Private nonprofit | KY | 11 | $29,630 | $34,332 | n/a |
| Evangel University Springfield · Private nonprofit | MO | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Lipscomb University Nashville · Private nonprofit | TN | 11 | n/a | $62,921 | n/a |
Quick facts: Bible/Biblical Studies
- How many colleges offer a bachelor's degree in Bible/Biblical Studies?
- The College Scorecard lists 145 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Bible/Biblical Studies.
- How much do Bible/Biblical Studies graduates earn?
- Across institutions, the median of graduates' median earnings is $37,065 one year after graduation (29 institutions reporting) and $47,605 five years after graduation (33 institutions reporting). These figures cover graduates who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled in school. Branch campuses share their institution's figures, so each institution counts once.
- Where do Bible/Biblical Studies graduates earn the most five years after graduation?
- By reported median earnings five years after graduation: Lipscomb University ($62,921), Dallas Baptist University ($60,931), Maranatha Baptist University ($59,778), Regent University ($55,314), and Biola University ($53,937).
- How much student debt do Bible/Biblical Studies graduates have?
- The median institution's Bible/Biblical Studies graduates leave with $25,819 in federal student loans (25 institutions reporting). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
- Which colleges award the most Bible/Biblical Studies degrees?
- By bachelor's degrees awarded in the most recent year: Johnson University (141), University of Northwestern-St Paul (139), Lancaster Bible College (72), Pillar College (71), and Colorado Christian University (61).
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How these numbers work
Figures cover bachelor's degree programs in Bible/Biblical Studies (CIP code 39.02), as reported in the College Scorecard. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid, measured one and five years after they finished, among those working and not enrolled in school; the one-year and five-year figures describe different graduating classes. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation. The Scorecard withholds figures for programs with few graduates, so many smaller programs show n/a. Summary figures are medians across institutions: the Scorecard reports program earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure and count once. All figures are from the Scorecard's most recent field-of-study release. More on the data.