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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Bible/Biblical Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Ranked Colleges
213 Degrees Awarded
$20,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Bible Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Bible Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Bible/Biblical Studies is the 169th most popular major in the country with 4,250 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 380 Bible/Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 213 Bible/Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Bible Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in Bible/Biblical studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Bible/Biblical studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the Bible/Biblical studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Bible Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree bible studies students.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Bible/Biblical Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Lancaster Bible College

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Bible Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lancaster Bible College landed the #1 spot on the list. Lancaster Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It awarded 115 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Lancaster Bible College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lancaster Bible College is $22,349 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Bible Studies students.

Full Lancaster Bible College Bible/Biblical Studies Report

#2

Clarks Summit University

South Abington Township, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarks Summit University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bible Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Clarks Summit University is a private not-for-profit institution located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree bible studies students list, CSU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CSU is $16,313 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree bible studies students.

Full Clarks Summit University Bible/Biblical Studies Report

#3

Davis College

Johnson City, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davis College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Bible Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Johnson City, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Bible studies students in 2019-2020.

Davis College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Davis College is $15,509 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Bible Studies students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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#4

Nyack College

Nyack, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nyack College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Bible Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in Nyack, New York, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nyack, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Nyack is $19,077 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Bible Studies students.

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#5

Cairn University

Langhorne, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Bible Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cairn University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Bible studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree bible studies students list, Cairn has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $21,859 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Bible Studies students per year to attend Cairn University.

Full Cairn Bible/Biblical Studies Report

#6

Geneva College

Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Geneva College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bible Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Geneva also took the #7 spot in our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $19,778 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Bible Studies students per year to attend Geneva.

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#7

Eastern University

Saint Davids, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Eastern University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Bible Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Saint Davids, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Bible studies degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

EU also made our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $22,284 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Bible Studies students per year to attend EU.

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#8

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Messiah University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bible Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Bible studies students in 2019-2020.

Messiah also made our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Messiah is $28,141 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Bible Studies students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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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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