2025 Best Biblical Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in biblical studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #126 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Biblical Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 196 bachelor's degrees in biblical studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on biblical studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other biblical studies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt biblical studies students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized biblical studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for biblical studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The bible school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Biblical Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Biblical Studies in Minnesota

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in biblical studies.

Top Minnesota Schools for a Bachelor's in Bible

1

University of Northwestern - St Paul
Saint Paul, MN

167 Annual Graduates

$41,123 Median Starting Salary

$37,597 Median Student Debt

University of Northwestern - St Paul is a great choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in biblical studies. Northwestern is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

Biblical Studies bachelor's degree recipients from University of Northwestern - St Paul earn a boost of about $6,925 over the average earnings of biblical studies graduates.

More information about a bachelor’s in biblical studies from University of Northwestern - St Paul

2

Crown College
Saint Bonifacius, MN

19 Annual Graduates

$27,273 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Crown College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in biblical studies. Crown is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Saint Bonifacius.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the bible program make around $27,273 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in biblical studies from Crown College

Best Biblical Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Biblical Studies Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	228	134
Iowa	197	60
Kansas	184	36
Nebraska	180	10
North Dakota	149	30
South Dakota	148	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Bible

Biblical Studies is one of 7 different types of Theology & Religious Vocations programs to choose from.

Bible Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Bible/Biblical Studies	196

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Missionary Studies	113
Theological & Ministerial Studies	91
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	62
Religious Education	16
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	16
Sacred Music	12

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.