by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in Ohio” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Ohio, there were 73 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,710 and $25,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 32 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,341 and $26,852 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in Ohio” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in Ohio”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Gods Bible School and College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Bible students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Cedarville University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Cedarville, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Bible students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 88%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio Christian University landed the #3 spot on the list. OCU is a small school located in Circleville, Ohio that handed out 6 bachelors’s Bible degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Bluffton University landed the #4 spot on the list. Bluffton, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Bible degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Malone University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in Ohio list. Malone is a private not-for-profit institution located in Canton, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Findlay did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #6. Findlay is located in Findlay, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s Bible degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Mount Vernon Nazarene University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in Ohio ranking. Located in Mount Vernon, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Bible students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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