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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Biblical Studies is the 141st most popular major in the country with 4,250 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Biblical studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Biblical studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the Biblical studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Lancaster Bible College

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lancaster Bible College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 115 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Bible students in 2019-2020.

Lancaster Bible College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best 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 students with aid.

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#2

Clarks Summit University

South Abington Township, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarks Summit University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania. It awarded 29 bachelors’s Bible degrees 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 $16,313 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Bible students with aid per year to attend CSU.

Read more about Biblical Studies at Clarks Summit University

#3

Nyack College

Nyack, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Nyack College landed the #3 spot on the list. Nyack is located in Nyack, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s Bible degrees to qualified students.

Nyack also took the #5 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Nyack College is $19,077 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Bible students with aid.

Read more about Biblical Studies at Nyack College

#4

Davis College

Johnson City, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Davis College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Johnson City, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Bible degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

Davis College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Davis College is $15,509 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree bible students with aid.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Biblical Studies at Davis College

#5

Geneva College

Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Geneva College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Bible degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Geneva not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Geneva College is $19,778 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Bible students with aid.

Read more about Biblical Studies at Geneva

#6

Eastern University

Saint Davids, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Eastern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid 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 took the #4 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for EU is $22,284 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Bible students with aid.

Read more about Biblical Studies at EU

#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 Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.

Cairn also took the #6 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Cairn is $21,859 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Bible students with aid.

Read full report on Biblical Studies at Cairn University

#8

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Messiah University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Messiah is a small school located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 bachelors’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.

Messiah also made our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Messiah University is $28,141 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree bible students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.

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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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