2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies (Income $48-$75k) in Pennsylvania

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,250 people earned their degree in Biblical studies, making the major the 141st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, Biblical studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,768 and had an average of $24,104 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 277 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,967 and $14,172 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Biblical studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 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 Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies (Income $48-$75k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Clarks Summit University

South Abington Township, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$8,280 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarks Summit University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k list. Clarks Summit University is a small school located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania that handed out 22 masters’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.

CSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarks Summit University are $8,280, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biblical Studies at Clarks Summit University

#2

Lancaster Bible College

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$11,460 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lancaster Bible College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k list. Lancaster, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s Bible degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Lancaster Bible College also made our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lancaster Bible College are $11,460, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Lancaster Bible College Biblical Studies Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies (Income $48-$75k)

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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