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

6 Ranked Colleges
256 Degrees Awarded
$21,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor's in Tennessee

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee” ranking.

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 Tennessee, there were 272 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,550 and $23,431 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 256 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Biblical studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee

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

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies in Tennessee

#1

Johnson University

Knoxville, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee list. Johnson University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 148 bachelors’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.

Johnson University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Johnson University is $18,915 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree Bible students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Biblical Studies at Johnson University

#2

Lee University

Cleveland, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lee University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee. Lee University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lee University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lee University is $17,696 for tennessee bachelor’s degree bible students.

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#3

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Freed-Hardeman University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee list. Freed-Hardeman University is located in Henderson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s Bible degrees to qualified students.

FHU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FHU is $16,703 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree Bible students.

Read full report on Biblical Studies at FHU

#4

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Adventist University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee list. Collegedale, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Bible degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Southern Adventist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. The yearly cost to attend Southern Adventist University is $22,661 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree Bible students.

Full Southern Adventist University Biblical Studies Report

#5

Union University

Jackson, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Union University landed the #5 spot on the list. Union is located in Jackson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s Bible degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our tennessee bachelor’s degree bible students list, Union has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Union is $28,249 for tennessee bachelor’s degree bible students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Biblical Studies at Union University

#6

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

Lipscomb University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #6. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 12 bachelors’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.

Lipscomb did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lipscomb University is $24,749 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree Bible students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Biblical Studies at Lipscomb 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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