2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Bible/Biblical Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Bible/Biblical Studies is the 182nd most popular major in the country with 4,119 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 392 Bible/Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 Bible/Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,076 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in Bible/Biblical studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful Bible/Biblical studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree bible studies students.

Top 4 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Bible/Biblical Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

1

Clarks Summit University
South Abington Township, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarks Summit University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate list. Clarks Summit University is a private not-for-profit institution located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Bible/Biblical Studies at Clarks Summit University

2

Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s Bible studies students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read more about Bible/Biblical Studies at Catholic University of America

3

Lancaster Bible College
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Lancaster Bible College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s Bible studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Lancaster Bible College Bible/Biblical Studies Report

4

Drew University
Madison, New Jersey

Top 15% overall quality in Middle Atlantic

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drew University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate. Drew is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Madison, New Jersey. It awarded 0 doctorate’s Bible studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Full Drew University 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

Footnotes

• *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.