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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

12 Ranked Colleges
215 Degrees Awarded
$27,707 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

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In 2020-2021, 4,119 people earned their degree in Biblical studies, making the major the 146th most popular in the United States. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 215 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in Biblical studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in Biblical studies.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree bible students.

Top 12 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Davis College
Johnson City, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davis College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Davis College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Johnson City, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Davis College Biblical Studies Report

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Lancaster Bible College
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lancaster Bible College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lancaster Bible College is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 123 bachelors’s Bible degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Biblical Studies at Lancaster Bible College

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Clarks Summit University
South Abington Township, Pennsylvania

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarks Summit University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Bible students in 2020-2021.

Full CSU Biblical Studies Report

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Cairn University
Langhorne, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cairn University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Langhorne, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Bible degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Biblical Studies at Cairn University

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Pillar College
Newark, New Jersey

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pillar College landed the #5 spot on the list. Pillar is a small school located in Newark, New Jersey that handed out 4 bachelors’s Bible degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Biblical Studies at Pillar

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Houghton College
Houghton, New York

Houghton College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Houghton is located in Houghton, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s Bible degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Biblical Studies at Houghton College

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Waynesburg University
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania

Waynesburg University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Waynesburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Bible degrees to 4 students 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%.

Read more about Biblical Studies at Waynesburg

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Nyack College
Nyack, New York

Nyack College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Nyack is a small school located in Nyack, New York that handed out 3 bachelors’s Bible degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Nyack Biblical Studies Report

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Geneva College
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

Geneva College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Geneva is a small school located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 bachelors’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%.

Full Geneva Biblical Studies Report

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Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #10, Messiah University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s Bible degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Biblical Studies at Messiah University

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Eastern University
Saint Davids, Pennsylvania

Eastern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s Bible degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Eastern University Biblical Studies Report

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Roberts Wesleyan College
Rochester, New York

With a ranking of #12, Roberts Wesleyan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Roberts Wesleyan is a small school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 1 bachelors’s Bible degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Biblical Studies at Roberts Wesleyan College

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