by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Bible/Biblical Studies is the 182nd most popular major in the country with 4,119 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 392 Bible/Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 215 Bible/Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in Bible/Biblical studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular Bible/Biblical studies programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lancaster Bible College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Lancaster Bible College is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 123 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarks Summit University landed the #2 spot on the list. Clarks Summit University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania. It awarded 38 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cairn University landed the #3 spot on the list. Cairn University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Davis College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Johnson City, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Bible studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Pillar College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Newark, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Bible studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 Pillar College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Messiah University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Bible studies students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Waynesburg University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. Waynesburg University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Houghton College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Houghton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houghton, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Nyack College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Nyack College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nyack, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Geneva College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Geneva College is a small school located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Eastern University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Bible/Biblical Studies at Eastern University
Roberts Wesleyan College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Rochester, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Bible studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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