by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 “Most Well Attended Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in Biblical studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular Biblical studies programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lancaster Bible College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 123 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Bible students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarks Summit University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Clarks Summit University is located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s Bible degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cairn University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. Cairn is a small school located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania that handed out 21 bachelors’s Bible degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Davis College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. Davis College is a small school located in Johnson City, New York that handed out 10 bachelors’s Bible degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waynesburg University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Waynesburg is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s 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%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s 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.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Messiah University landed the #5 spot on the list. Messiah University is a small school located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 bachelors’s Bible degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Nyack College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Nyack is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nyack, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Houghton College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Houghton, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Bible degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #10, Eastern University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s Bible degrees in 2020-2021.
Geneva College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Geneva College 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%.
Roberts Wesleyan College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Roberts Wesleyan is located in Rochester, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s Bible degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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