2025 Best Bible/Biblical Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region
7Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
479Bible Studies Degrees Awarded
A degree in bible/biblical studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #182 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for bible/biblical studies students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 479 degrees in bible/biblical studies to qualified students.
Your choice of bible/biblical studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Bible/Biblical Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
The bible studies 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 Bible/Biblical Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
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Best Schools for Bible/Biblical Studies in the Great Lakes Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the bible studies degree levels they offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in bible/biblical studies has to check out Moody Bible Institute. Located in the large 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 bible/biblical studies students who graduated with this degree at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School in the most recent data year.
Cedarville University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in bible/biblical studies. 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 roughly 28 bible/biblical studies students who graduated with this degree at Cedarville in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Wheaton College Illinois if you wish to pursue a degree in bible/biblical studies. Located in the suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #407 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Wheaton College Illinois is a great college overall.
There were approximately 21 bible/biblical studies students who graduated with this degree at Wheaton College Illinois in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in bible/biblical studies needs to check out Grace College and Theological Seminary. Located in the distant town of Winona Lake, Grace College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 25th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were roughly 26 bible/biblical studies students who graduated with this degree at Grace College in the most recent data year.
IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Marion. A Best Colleges rank of #224 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means IWU is a great university overall.
There were about 29 bible/biblical studies students who graduated with this degree at IWU in the most recent year we have data available.
TIU Illinois is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Deerfield. This university ranks 702nd out of 2,152 colleges for overall quality nationwide.
There were about 20 bible/biblical studies students who graduated with this degree at TIU Illinois in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the distant town of Lincoln, Lincoln Christian College and Seminary is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
There were approximately 18 bible/biblical studies students who graduated with this degree at Lincoln Christian College and Seminary in the most recent year we have data available.
One of 0 majors within the Biblical Studies area of study, Bible/Biblical Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
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).
Your choice of bible/biblical studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Bible/Biblical Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
