by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Biblical Studies is the 146th most popular major in the country with 4,119 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, Biblical studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,790 and had an average of $26,342 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 392 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,714 and $21,438 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 76 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in Biblical studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their Biblical studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree bible students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Elim Bible Institute and College landed the #1 spot on the list. Elim is a small school located in Lima, New York that handed out 24 associates’s Bible degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davis College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Davis College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Johnson City, New York. It awarded 2 associates’s Bible degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lancaster Bible College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 46 diplomas to qualified associates’s Bible students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nyack College landed the #4 spot on the list. Nyack College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nyack, New York. It awarded 3 associates’s Bible degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarks Summit University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s Bible students in 2020-2021.
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Geneva College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 associates’s Bible degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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