2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Colorado” 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 Colorado, there were 140 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $33,812 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 66 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,261 and $25,672 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado” 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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The bible school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado”.

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Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies in Colorado

#1

Nazarene Bible College

Colorado Springs, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Nazarene Bible College landed the #1 spot on the list. Nazarene Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 16 bachelors’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nazarene Bible College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Biblical Studies at Nazarene Bible College

#2

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$25,268 Average Net Price

$30,771 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Christian University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado list. Located in Lakewood, Colorado, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 50 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Bible students in 2019-2020.

CCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado Christian University is $25,268 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Bible students.

Read full report on Biblical Studies at Colorado Christian 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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