by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual produces its Best Quality Schools rankings on a yearly basis to recognize those graduate schools that provide an excellent educational experience and are dedicated to helping their students succeed. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., Biola University landed the #180 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.
In addition, Biola took the #29 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in California.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, Biola came in at #43. So, the school is among the best in the nation with its Top 10% ranking. This makes Biola a recipient of this year's Best Doctorate Schools badge.
In addition, Biola took the #9 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in California.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 45.3% of the total graduate students at Biola are women and 54.7% are men.
Of all the graduate students at Biola, around 38.5% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 16.4% of graduate students hail from another country. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,006 | $12,006 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Biola is $53,733. That's about 8% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
After obtaining their doctorate degree from Biola, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $74,906. That's about the same as the nationwide average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of Biola University.
Contact details for Biola are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 13800 Biola Ave, La Mirada, CA 90639-0001 |
| Phone: | 562-903-6000 |
| Website: | https://www.biola.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/Biola |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/biolau |
Around 58.1% of Biola graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. Approximately 35.1% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 23 |
| Multicultural & Diversity Studies | 8 |
| Multilingual Education | 7 |
| Religious Education | 2 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) | 26 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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