2025 Best Biblical Studies Schools in the Southwest Region
4Colleges in the Southwest Region
319Bible Degrees Awarded
$34,619Avg Early-Career Salary
Biblical Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #146 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Biblical Studies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 319 degrees in biblical studies annually.
The bible program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biblical Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for biblical studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Biblical Studies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Biblical Studies in the Southwest Region
The schools below may not offer all types of bible degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in biblical studies. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Waxahachie. A Best Colleges rank of #948 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 75 biblical studies students who graduated with this degree at Southwestern Assemblies of God University in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the bible program make about $34,106 for their early career.
Abilene Christian University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in biblical studies. Abilene Christian is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Abilene. This university ranks 57th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 12 biblical studies students who graduated with this degree at Abilene Christian in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Oral Roberts University if you want to pursue a degree in biblical studies. ORU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Tulsa. This university ranks 15th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were approximately 21 biblical studies students who graduated with this degree at ORU in the most recent year we have data available.
Dallas Christian College is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in biblical studies. Dallas Christian College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Dallas.
There were approximately 24 biblical studies students who graduated with this degree at Dallas Christian College in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
The bible program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biblical Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for biblical studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
