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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

3 Ranked Colleges
57 Degrees Awarded
$11,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bible Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,250 people earned their degree in Biblical studies, making the major the 141st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, Biblical studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,768 and had an average of $24,104 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 380 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,575 and $16,488 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 57 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in Biblical studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Biblical studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Biblical studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree bible students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Clarks Summit University

South Abington Township, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clarks Summit University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 22 degrees to qualified masters’s Bible students in 2019-2020.

CSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarks Summit University are $8,280, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biblical Studies at Clarks Summit University

#2

Lancaster Bible College

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lancaster Bible College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Lancaster Bible College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lancaster Bible College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lancaster Bible College are $11,460, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Nyack College

Nyack, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Nyack College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Nyack, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s Bible students in 2019-2020.

Nyack also took the #3 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Nyack College are $13,800.

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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

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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.

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