2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Bible/Biblical Studies in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Bible Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,250 people earned their degree in Bible/Biblical studies, making the major the 169th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 729 Bible/Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 27 Bible/Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bible Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in Bible/Biblical studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Bible/Biblical studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the Bible/Biblical studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Bible Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree bible studies students.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Bible/Biblical Studies in the Plains States Region

#1

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Kansas City, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$19,878 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Bible Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s Bible studies degrees to qualified students.

MBTS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is $19,878 for plains states region associate degree bible studies students.

Read full report on Bible/Biblical Studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

#2

Saint Louis Christian College

Florissant, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$10,591 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Bible Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis Christian College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Florissant, Missouri, and it awarded 3 associates’s Bible studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Louis Christian College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Saint Louis Christian College is $10,591 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Bible Studies students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Bible/Biblical Studies at Saint Louis Christian College

#3

Manhattan Christian College

Manhattan, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$25,199 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manhattan Christian College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Bible Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s Bible studies students in 2019-2020.

MCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend MCC is $25,199 for plains states region associate degree bible studies students.

Full MCC Bible/Biblical Studies Report

#4

Evangel University

Springfield, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$22,837 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Evangel University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Bible Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Evangel University is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 1 associates’s Bible studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Evangel also made our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Evangel is $22,837 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Bible Studies students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Bible/Biblical Studies at Evangel

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Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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