Bible/Biblical Studies
2,568 students earn a bible/biblical studies credential each year across 171 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $35,275
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $43,475
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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 157 colleges by graduates
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul, Minnesota167$41,1231 year out$41,448$24,5002Johnson UniversityKnoxville, Tennessee133$32,0781 year out$42,017$24,3753Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania95$44,6011 year out$42,215$32,0844Moody Bible InstituteChicago, Illinois45$35,1141 year out$46,742$13,0975Trinity College of JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida42$20,0131 year out—$26,1156Regent UniversityVirginia Beach, Virginia42$31,6041 year out$35,386$30,3327Welch CollegeGallatin, Tennessee38—1 year out——8Appalachian Bible CollegeMount Hope, West Virginia38$21,3671 year out—$12,8659Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, Colorado37$39,2721 year out$64,604$51,00010Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryKansas City, Missouri37$42,5671 year out—$23,38511Columbia International UniversityColumbia, South Carolina35$23,7371 year out$37,083$21,50012Cedarville UniversityCedarville, Ohio34$42,5721 year out—$25,00013Wheaton CollegeWheaton, Illinois33$29,9861 year out$42,261$23,14714Emmaus Bible CollegeDubuque, Iowa33—1 year out——15Manhattan Christian CollegeManhattan, Kansas32$36,3571 year out$30,344$25,25016Trinity Bible College and Graduate SchoolEllendale, North Dakota28—1 year out——17Evangel University-College of Online LearningSpringfield, Missouri28—1 year out——18Luther Rice College & SeminaryLithonia, Georgia27$37,8631 year out$45,293$36,73019Barclay CollegeHaviland, Kansas24—1 year out——20Harding UniversitySearcy, Arkansas23$48,0731 year out$50,841$18,11421Northpoint Bible CollegeHaverhill, Massachusetts23$26,8591 year out$43,994$27,00022Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, Tennessee22$44,1421 year out$45,833$25,00023College of Biblical Studies-HoustonHouston, Texas22—1 year out——24Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana22$46,6741 year out$51,014$38,68525Ozark Christian CollegeJoplin, Missouri21$31,3451 year out$40,703$23,50026Davis CollegePottersville, New York21$25,7431 year out$37,785$27,00027Grace College and Theological SeminaryWinona Lake, Indiana20—1 year out$43,475$23,50028Corban UniversitySalem, Oregon20—1 year out——29Toccoa Falls CollegeToccoa Falls, Georgia19—1 year out——30Crown CollegeSaint Bonifacius, Minnesota19$27,2731 year out$42,545$26,57431Dallas Christian CollegeDallas, Texas19—1 year out——32Clear Creek Baptist Bible CollegePineville, Kentucky18—1 year out$37,175—33Evangel UniversitySpringfield, Missouri17—1 year out——34Amridge UniversityMontgomery, Alabama16—1 year out——35Great Lakes Christian CollegeLansing, Michigan16—1 year out——36Cairn University-LanghorneLanghorne, Pennsylvania16—1 year out——37Veritas Baptist CollegeLawrenceburg, Indiana16—1 year out——38Blue Mountain Christian UniversityBlue Mountain, Mississippi15$41,6741 year out——39Lee UniversityCleveland, Tennessee15—1 year out$44,671$28,04240Nelson UniversityWaxahachie, Texas15$33,9181 year out$47,625$30,87541Central Baptist CollegeConway, Arkansas14$36,1091 year out——42Biola UniversityLa Mirada, California14$37,5181 year out$49,524$27,00043Truett McConnell UniversityCleveland, Georgia14—1 year out$35,471—44Belhaven UniversityJackson, Mississippi14$35,2751 year out$43,018$38,58245Ouachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphia, Arkansas13—1 year out——46Point UniversityWest Point, Georgia13—1 year out$41,014—47Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville, Kentucky13—1 year out$36,374—48Mission UniversitySpringfield, Missouri13—1 year out——49SUM Bible College and Theological SeminaryEl Dorado Hills, California13$26,4071 year out$35,363$29,29950Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, Texas12—1 year out——51Grace School of TheologyThe Woodlands, Texas12—1 year out——52The Master's University and SeminarySanta Clarita, California11—1 year out——53College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, Missouri11—1 year out——54Oral Roberts UniversityTulsa, Oklahoma11—1 year out——55Carolina College of Biblical StudiesFayetteville, North Carolina11—1 year out—$24,00056Heritage Christian UniversityFlorence, Alabama10—1 year out——57Ohio Christian UniversityCircleville, Ohio10—1 year out——58Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, South Carolina10—1 year out——59Carolina UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina10$39,8341 year out$31,209$20,92660Arizona Christian UniversityGlendale, Arizona9—1 year out——61California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California9—1 year out$53,845—62Boston Baptist CollegeBoston, Massachusetts9$24,4291 year out—$22,25063Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible CollegeWendell, North Carolina9—1 year out——64World Mission UniversityLos Angeles, California9—1 year out——65Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, California8—1 year out——66Dallas Baptist UniversityDallas, Texas8$37,9581 year out$49,072$18,98767Northwest UniversityKirkland, Washington8—1 year out——68Maranatha Baptist UniversityWatertown, Wisconsin8—1 year out——69Williams Baptist UniversityWalnut Ridge, Arkansas7—1 year out——70Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, California7—1 year out$44,862$23,90771Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny, Iowa7$21,5431 year out——72North Greenville UniversityTigerville, South Carolina7—1 year out$47,676$26,00073Lipscomb UniversityNashville, Tennessee7—1 year out——74LeTourneau UniversityLongview, Texas7—1 year out——75Criswell CollegeDallas, Texas7—1 year out$54,967—76William Jessup UniversityRocklin, California6—1 year out——77Nazarene Bible CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado6—1 year out——78Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityWest Palm Beach, Florida6—1 year out——79Oklahoma Christian UniversityEdmond, Oklahoma6—1 year out——80Houston Christian UniversityHouston, Texas6—1 year out——81California Prestige UniversitySanta Fe Springs, California6—1 year out——82Bridges Christian CollegeNew Orleans, Louisiana6—1 year out——83Shasta Bible College and Graduate SchoolRedding, California5—1 year out——84New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryNew Orleans, Louisiana5—1 year out——85North Central UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota5—1 year out——86Mid-Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City, North Carolina5$11,4911 year out$46,906$23,42287Gods Bible School and CollegeCincinnati, Ohio5—1 year out——88Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, Oklahoma5—1 year out——89Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg, Pennsylvania5—1 year out——90University of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, South Dakota5—1 year out——91Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia5—1 year out$34,305—92South Florida Bible College and Theological SeminaryDeerfield Beach, Florida5—1 year out——93Life Pacific UniversitySan Dimas, California4—1 year out$40,459$27,00094Southern California SeminaryEl Cajon, California4—1 year out——95Baptist University of FloridaGraceville, Florida4—1 year out——96Southeastern UniversityLakeland, Florida4—1 year out——97Covenant CollegeLookout Mountain, Georgia4—1 year out——98North Park UniversityChicago, Illinois4—1 year out——99Grace Christian UniversityWyoming, Michigan4$30,2631 year out—$27,000100Cornerstone UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan4—1 year out——
Associate programs — 59 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Nelson UniversityWaxahachie, Texas65$34,6451 year out$46,944$27,0002Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, Colorado48$39,1061 year out—$40,4753Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania29$25,6621 year out$33,960$20,4534Rosedale Bible CollegeIrwin, Ohio29—1 year out——5Columbia International UniversityColumbia, South Carolina16—1 year out——6Latin American Bible InstituteLa Puente, California12—1 year out——7Moody Bible InstituteChicago, Illinois10—1 year out——8Elim Bible CollegeLima, New York10$18,3391 year out—$11,9989College of Biblical Studies-HoustonHouston, Texas9—1 year out——10Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny, Iowa8—1 year out——11Carolina College of Biblical StudiesFayetteville, North Carolina8—1 year out—$25,30512Clear Creek Baptist Bible CollegePineville, Kentucky6—1 year out——13Kentucky Mountain Bible CollegeJackson, Kentucky6—1 year out——14Oak Hills Christian CollegeBemidji, Minnesota5—1 year out——15Southeastern Baptist CollegeLaurel, Mississippi5—1 year out——16Mission UniversitySpringfield, Missouri5—1 year out——17Appalachian Bible CollegeMount Hope, West Virginia5—1 year out——18Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville, Kentucky4—1 year out——19Belhaven UniversityJackson, Mississippi4—1 year out——20Cairn University-LanghorneLanghorne, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——21Northpoint Bible CollegeHaverhill, Massachusetts4—1 year out——22Amridge UniversityMontgomery, Alabama3—1 year out——23Manhattan Christian CollegeManhattan, Kansas3—1 year out——24Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryKansas City, Missouri3—1 year out——25Indian Bible CollegeFlagstaff, Arizona3—1 year out——26Life Pacific UniversitySan Dimas, California2—1 year out——27Trinity College of JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida2—1 year out——28Boise Bible CollegeBoise, Idaho2—1 year out——29Crown CollegeSaint Bonifacius, Minnesota2—1 year out——30Summit Christian CollegeGering, Nebraska2—1 year out——31Davis CollegePottersville, New York2—1 year out——32Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, Tennessee2—1 year out——33Johnson UniversityKnoxville, Tennessee2—1 year out——34South Florida Bible College and Theological SeminaryDeerfield Beach, Florida2—1 year out——35Grace School of TheologyThe Woodlands, Texas2—1 year out——36Heritage Christian UniversityFlorence, Alabama1—1 year out——37Alaska Bible CollegePalmer, Alaska1—1 year out——38Arizona Christian UniversityGlendale, Arizona1—1 year out——39Shasta Bible College and Graduate SchoolRedding, California1—1 year out——40Trinity College of FloridaTrinity, Florida1—1 year out——41Boston Baptist CollegeBoston, Massachusetts1—1 year out——42Calvary UniversityKansas City, Missouri1—1 year out——43Mid-Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City, North Carolina1—1 year out——44Trinity Bible College and Graduate SchoolEllendale, North Dakota1—1 year out——45Gods Bible School and CollegeCincinnati, Ohio1—1 year out——46Welch CollegeGallatin, Tennessee1—1 year out——47Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, Tennessee1—1 year out——48Pacific Bible CollegeMedford, Oregon1—1 year out——49International Baptist College and SeminaryChandler, Arizona1—1 year out——50Pacific Islands UniversityMangilao, Guam1—1 year out——51Ecclesia CollegeSpringdale, Arkansas1—1 year out——52Simmons College of KentuckyLouisville, Kentucky1—1 year out——53Valor Christian CollegeCanal Winchester, Ohio1—1 year out——54Carolina UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina1—1 year out——55Pacific Northwest Christian CollegeKennewick, Washington1—1 year out——56Point UniversityWest Point, Georgia——1 year out$48,984—57Ozark Christian CollegeJoplin, Missouri——1 year out$23,890—58Ohio Christian UniversityCircleville, Ohio0—1 year out$28,339—59Pillar CollegeNewark, New Jersey——1 year out$32,824—
Certificate programs — 35 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia79$31,4241 year out$32,266$22,2742Emmaus Bible CollegeDubuque, Iowa43—1 year out——3Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, Colorado24—1 year out——4Appalachian Bible CollegeMount Hope, West Virginia13—1 year out——5Carolina College of Biblical StudiesFayetteville, North Carolina12—1 year out——6Clear Creek Baptist Bible CollegePineville, Kentucky11—1 year out——7Davis CollegePottersville, New York11—1 year out——8Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny, Iowa9—1 year out——9Arizona Christian UniversityGlendale, Arizona8—1 year out——10Montana Bible CollegeBillings, Montana8—1 year out——11Indian Bible CollegeFlagstaff, Arizona8—1 year out——12Maranatha Baptist UniversityWatertown, Wisconsin7—1 year out——13Moody Bible InstituteChicago, Illinois5—1 year out——14Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville, Kentucky5—1 year out——15Union Bible CollegeWestfield, Indiana5—1 year out——16Horizon UniversityIndianapolis, Indiana4—1 year out——17Boise Bible CollegeBoise, Idaho3—1 year out——18Ohio Christian UniversityCircleville, Ohio3—1 year out——19Eastern UniversitySaint Davids, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——20International Baptist College and SeminaryChandler, Arizona3—1 year out——21Luther Rice College & SeminaryLithonia, Georgia2—1 year out——22Central Christian College of the BibleMoberly, Missouri2—1 year out——23Grace School of TheologyThe Woodlands, Texas2—1 year out——24Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana2—1 year out——25William Jessup UniversityRocklin, California1—1 year out——26New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryNew Orleans, Louisiana1—1 year out——27Oak Hills Christian CollegeBemidji, Minnesota1—1 year out——28Crown CollegeSaint Bonifacius, Minnesota1—1 year out——29Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryKansas City, Missouri1—1 year out——30Cedarville UniversityCedarville, Ohio1—1 year out——31Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——32Huntsville Bible CollegeHuntsville, Alabama1—1 year out——33Veritas Baptist CollegeLawrenceburg, Indiana1—1 year out——34Carolina UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina1—1 year out——35Bridges Christian CollegeNew Orleans, Louisiana1—1 year out——
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).