2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Studies Major in the Far Western US Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 4,021 people earned their degree in bible/biblical studies, making the major the 182nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 314 bible/biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 82 bible/biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,396 and $49,784 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in bible/biblical studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in bible/biblical studies.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Studies Major in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Studies Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Top 14 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Bible/Biblical Studies in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Santa Fe Springs, California, and it awarded 19 masters’s bible studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Bible/Biblical Studies at Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Epic Bible College landed the #2 spot on the list. Epic Bible College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sacramento, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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.
Full Epic Bible College Bible/Biblical Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern California Seminary. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Studies Major in the Far Western US Region. Southern California Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in El Cajon, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Southern California Seminary Bible/Biblical Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Westminster Theological Seminary in California. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Studies Major in the Far Western US Region. Westminster Theological Seminary in California is a small school located in Escondido, California that handed out 4 masters’s bible studies degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Bible/Biblical Studies at Westminster Seminary California
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shasta Bible College and Graduate School. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Shasta Bible College and Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Redding, California. It awarded 1 masters’s bible studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Shasta Bible College and Graduate School Bible/Biblical Studies Report
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary is a small school located in El Dorado Hills, California that handed out 2 masters’s bible studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full School of Urban Missions Bible/Biblical Studies Report
Biola University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. La Mirada, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s bible studies degrees to 28 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Bible/Biblical Studies at Biola
Bethesda University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Anaheim, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s bible studies degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Bible/Biblical Studies at Bethesda
With a ranking of #9, The Master’s University and Seminary did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. The Master’s University and Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Santa Clarita, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
Full The Master’s University and Seminary Bible/Biblical Studies Report
Multnomah University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. Multnomah University is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 9 masters’s bible studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Bible/Biblical Studies at Multnomah University
George Fox University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. George Fox University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newberg, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Bible/Biblical Studies at George Fox University
Fresno Pacific University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Fresno Pacific University is a small school located in Fresno, California that handed out 6 masters’s bible studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Read more about Bible/Biblical Studies at Fresno Pacific
Seattle Pacific University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Seattle Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 0 masters’s bible studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Seattle Pacific University Bible/Biblical Studies Report
With a ranking of #13, Corban University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Salem, Oregon, and it awarded 0 masters’s bible studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Corban Bible/Biblical Studies Report
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
