2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies
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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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 774 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 34 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 Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies
Out of the 34 schools in the Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Moody Bible Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 54 degrees to qualified masters’s Bible students in 2019-2020.
Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Moody Bible Institute are $8,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 34 schools in the Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarks Summit University landed the #2 spot on the list. CSU is a small school located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania that handed out 22 masters’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.
CSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clarks Summit University are $8,280.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Freed-Hardeman University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s. Freed-Hardeman University is a small school located in Henderson, Tennessee that handed out 5 masters’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.
FHU also made our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FHU are $10,980.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Biola University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s list. Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in La Mirada, California. It awarded 26 masters’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.
Biola not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Biola are $11,772.
Out of the 34 schools in the Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 43 degrees to qualified masters’s Bible students in 2019-2020.
Liberty University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Lancaster Bible College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s Bible students in 2019-2020.
Lancaster Bible College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lancaster Bible College are $11,460, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Dallas Theological Seminary came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s ranking. Dallas Theological Seminary is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 162 masters’s Bible degrees to qualified students.
DTS Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dallas Theological Seminary are $18,430, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Columbia International University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s Bible degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
CIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CIU are $10,640.
Maranatha Baptist University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s ranking. Maranatha Baptist University is located in Watertown, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s Bible degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree bible students list, MBU has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Maranatha Baptist University are $7,010, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #10, Trevecca Nazarene University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s list. Trevecca Nazarene University is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 2 masters’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.
TNU also took the #14 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Trevecca Nazarene University are $9,282, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Johnson University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s ranking. Johnson University is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s Bible degrees to qualified students.
Johnson University also took the #12 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johnson University are $12,070, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Bob Jones University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s list. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 14 masters’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.
Bob Jones University also took the #18 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bob Jones University are $9,573, but some majors have different tuition rates.
The Master’s University and Seminary landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s ranking. The Master’s University and Seminary is a small school located in Santa Clarita, California that handed out 14 masters’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.
The Master’s University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The Master’s University are $10,590.
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Southwestern Assemblies of God University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Waxahachie, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s Bible students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree bible students list, Southwestern Assemblies of God University has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $11,670.
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Multnomah University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #15. Multnomah University is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s Bible degrees to qualified students.
Multnomah University also took the #13 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Multnomah University are $14,190, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Colorado Christian University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #16. Colorado Christian University is a medium-sized school located in Lakewood, Colorado that handed out 18 masters’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.
CCU also made our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CCU are $14,626.
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s ranking. School of Urban Missions is a small private not-for-profit school situated in El Dorado Hills, California. It awarded 20 masters’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at School of Urban Missions are $6,969, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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North Greenville University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s ranking. North Greenville University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tigerville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Greenville, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Greenville are $11,560, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Fresno Pacific University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. Fresno, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s Bible degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fresno Pacific, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fresno Pacific University are $15,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
George Fox University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Newberg, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s Bible students in 2019-2020.
GFU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Fox University are $14,247.
Grace Christian University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s ranking. Grace Christian University is located in Wyoming, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s Bible degrees to qualified students.
Grace not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grace Christian University are $10,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Oral Roberts University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s list. Oral Roberts University is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s Bible degrees to qualified students.
ORU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ORU are $12,282, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Asbury Theological Seminary landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s ranking. Wilmore, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s Bible degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
Asbury Seminary did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Asbury Theological Seminary are $16,950.
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Nyack College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s ranking. Nyack, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s Bible degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
Nyack also made our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #22. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nyack College are $13,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Sioux Falls Seminary landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 6 masters’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Sioux Falls Seminary are $3,600, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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- *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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