2025 Best Biblical Studies Schools
40
Colleges in the United States
4,021
Bible Degrees Awarded
$34,619
Avg Early-Career Salary
Biblical Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #146 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 40 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for biblical studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,021 degrees in biblical studies annually.
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Choosing a Great Biblical Studies School
The bible program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biblical Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for biblical studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Biblical Studies Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Biblical Studies Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Biblical Studies in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of bible degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Schools in Bible
Lancaster Bible College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in biblical studies. Lancaster Bible College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Lancaster. A Best Colleges rank of #353 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Lancaster Bible College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 168 biblical studies students who graduated with this degree at Lancaster Bible College in the most recent year we have data available. Biblical Studies degree recipients from Lancaster Bible College earn a boost of approximately $8,007 above the typical earnings of biblical studies graduates.
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Every student pursuing a degree in biblical studies has to check out Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Located in the city of Kansas City, MBTS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were about 89 biblical studies students who graduated with this degree at MBTS in the most recent year we have data available. Those biblical studies students who get their degree from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary receive $7,948 more than the typical bible graduate.
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Every student who is interested in biblical studies needs to take a look at Johnson University. Johnson University is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Knoxville.
There were roughly 167 biblical studies students who graduated with this degree at Johnson University in the most recent data year. After graduating, bible degree recipients generally make around $32,078 in their early careers.
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Any student who is interested in biblical studies needs to take a look at University of Northwestern - St Paul. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #441 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were about 192 biblical studies students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year. Biblical Studies degree recipients from University of Northwestern - St Paul get an earnings boost of around $6,504 over the typical earnings of biblical studies majors.
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CIU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #329 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means CIU is a great university overall.
There were about 54 biblical studies students who graduated with this degree at CIU in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, bible degree recipients generally make around $23,737 at the beginning of their careers.
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Located in the city of Chicago, Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were roughly 129 biblical studies students who graduated with this degree at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School in the most recent year we have data available. Biblical Studies degree recipients from Moody Bible Institute get an earnings boost of about $3,444 over the typical earnings of biblical studies graduates.
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Located in the rural area of Saint Bonifacius, Crown is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 50th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 42 biblical studies students who graduated with this degree at Crown in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the bible program state that they receive average early career earnings of $27,273.
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Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Lynchburg. A Best Colleges rank of #265 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Liberty University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 259 biblical studies students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, bible degree recipients usually earn an average of $31,544 at the beginning of their careers.
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Ozark Christian College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Joplin.
There were approximately 20 biblical studies students who graduated with this degree at Ozark Christian College in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the bible program make an average of $31,345 in the first couple years of working.
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Cedarville is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Cedarville. This university ranks 31st out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 28 biblical studies students who graduated with this degree at Cedarville in the most recent year we have data available. Those biblical studies students who get their degree from Cedarville University make $5,917 more than the typical bible graduate.
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