by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Master’s” 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 88 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in Biblical studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful Biblical studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarks Summit University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Master’s list. This small school is located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 34 masters’s Bible degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nyack College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Master’s. 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 33 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cairn University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Master’s list. Cairn is a private not-for-profit institution located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lancaster Bible College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Master’s. Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s Bible students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #5 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s Bible degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Yeshiva University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Master’s ranking. Yeshiva University is located in New York, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s Bible degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Drew University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Madison, New Jersey, and it awarded 0 masters’s Bible degrees in 2020-2021.
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 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Missio Seminary landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Master’s ranking. Missio Seminary is located in Hatfield, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s Bible degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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