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

6 Ranked Colleges
180 Degrees Awarded
$22,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor's in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, there were 277 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,967 and $14,172 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 180 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies (Income $75-$110k) in Pennsylvania

#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 Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k. Lancaster Bible College is a small school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania that handed out 115 bachelors’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lancaster Bible College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lancaster Bible College is $22,526 for Pennsylvania 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

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarks Summit University landed the #2 spot on the list. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. It costs about $19,088 for Pennsylvania 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
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Geneva College landed the #3 spot on the list. Geneva College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Geneva also took the #6 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Geneva College is $21,143 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree bible students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Geneva Biblical Studies Report

#4

Eastern University

Saint Davids, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania 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 located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s Bible degrees to qualified students.

EU also made our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern University is $22,919 for Pennsylvania Bachelor’s Degree Bible students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full EU Biblical Studies Report

#5

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Messiah University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k. Messiah is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s Bible degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Messiah, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. It costs about $27,267 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree bible students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Messiah.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Messiah Biblical Studies Report

#6

Cairn University

Langhorne, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Cairn University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Cairn is a small school located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania that handed out 19 bachelors’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.

Cairn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cairn is $22,670 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree bible students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Biblical Studies at Cairn University

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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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