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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
213 Degrees Awarded
$22,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 380 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,575 and $16,488 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 213 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Biblical studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Biblical studies programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree bible students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Lancaster Bible College

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lancaster Bible College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Lancaster Bible College is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 115 bachelors’s Bible degrees to qualified students.

Lancaster Bible College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lancaster Bible College is $22,526 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree bible students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Lancaster Bible College Biblical Studies Report

#2

Clarks Summit University

South Abington Township, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clarks Summit University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Bible students in 2019-2020.

CSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $19,088 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Bible students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend CSU.

Read more about Biblical Studies at CSU

#3

Geneva College

Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Geneva College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Bible students in 2019-2020.

Geneva did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $21,143 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree bible students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Geneva.

Read more about Biblical Studies at Geneva College

#4

Eastern University

Saint Davids, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Eastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

EU also made our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Eastern University is $22,919 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree bible students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full EU Biblical Studies Report

#5

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Messiah University landed the #5 spot on the list. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Bible degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Messiah not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $27,267 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Bible students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Messiah.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Biblical Studies at Messiah

#6

Nyack College

Nyack, New York
#5 in overall quality

Nyack College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Nyack is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nyack, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Nyack also took the #5 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Nyack College is $21,647 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Bible students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Nyack College Biblical Studies Report

#7

Cairn University

Langhorne, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Cairn University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Bible students in 2019-2020.

Cairn also made our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $22,670 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree bible students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Cairn.

Full Cairn Biblical Studies Report

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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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