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 graduate earnings
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Harding UniversitySearcy, Arkansas23$48,0731 year out$50,841$18,1142Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana22$46,6741 year out$51,014$38,6853Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, Indiana0$46,6741 year out$51,014$38,6854Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania95$44,6011 year out$42,215$32,0845Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, Tennessee22$44,1421 year out$45,833$25,0006Cedarville UniversityCedarville, Ohio34$42,5721 year out—$25,0007Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryKansas City, Missouri37$42,5671 year out—$23,3858Blue Mountain Christian UniversityBlue Mountain, Mississippi15$41,6741 year out——9University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul, Minnesota167$41,1231 year out$41,448$24,50010Carolina UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina10$39,8341 year out$31,209$20,92611Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, Colorado37$39,2721 year out$64,604$51,00012Dallas Baptist UniversityDallas, Texas8$37,9581 year out$49,072$18,98713Luther Rice College & SeminaryLithonia, Georgia27$37,8631 year out$45,293$36,73014Biola UniversityLa Mirada, California14$37,5181 year out$49,524$27,00015Manhattan Christian CollegeManhattan, Kansas32$36,3571 year out$30,344$25,25016Central Baptist CollegeConway, Arkansas14$36,1091 year out——17Belhaven UniversityJackson, Mississippi14$35,2751 year out$43,018$38,58218Moody Bible InstituteChicago, Illinois45$35,1141 year out$46,742$13,09719Nelson UniversityWaxahachie, Texas15$33,9181 year out$47,625$30,87520Johnson UniversityKnoxville, Tennessee133$32,0781 year out$42,017$24,37521Regent UniversityVirginia Beach, Virginia42$31,6041 year out$35,386$30,33222Ozark Christian CollegeJoplin, Missouri21$31,3451 year out$40,703$23,50023Grace Christian UniversityWyoming, Michigan4$30,2631 year out—$27,00024Wheaton CollegeWheaton, Illinois33$29,9861 year out$42,261$23,14725Crown CollegeSaint Bonifacius, Minnesota19$27,2731 year out$42,545$26,57426Northpoint Bible CollegeHaverhill, Massachusetts23$26,8591 year out$43,994$27,00027SUM Bible College and Theological SeminaryEl Dorado Hills, California13$26,4071 year out$35,363$29,29928Davis CollegePottersville, New York21$25,7431 year out$37,785$27,00029Boston Baptist CollegeBoston, Massachusetts9$24,4291 year out—$22,25030Columbia International UniversityColumbia, South Carolina35$23,7371 year out$37,083$21,50031Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny, Iowa7$21,5431 year out——32Appalachian Bible CollegeMount Hope, West Virginia38$21,3671 year out—$12,86533Trinity College of JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida42$20,0131 year out—$26,11534Mid-Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City, North Carolina5$11,4911 year out$46,906$23,42235Welch CollegeGallatin, Tennessee38—1 year out——36Emmaus Bible CollegeDubuque, Iowa33—1 year out——37Trinity Bible College and Graduate SchoolEllendale, North Dakota28—1 year out——38Evangel University-College of Online LearningSpringfield, Missouri28—1 year out——39Barclay CollegeHaviland, Kansas24—1 year out——40College of Biblical Studies-HoustonHouston, Texas22—1 year out——41Grace College and Theological SeminaryWinona Lake, Indiana20—1 year out$43,475$23,50042Corban UniversitySalem, Oregon20—1 year out——43Toccoa Falls CollegeToccoa Falls, Georgia19—1 year out——44Dallas Christian CollegeDallas, Texas19—1 year out——45Clear Creek Baptist Bible CollegePineville, Kentucky18—1 year out$37,175—46Evangel UniversitySpringfield, Missouri17—1 year out——47Amridge UniversityMontgomery, Alabama16—1 year out——48Great Lakes Christian CollegeLansing, Michigan16—1 year out——49Cairn University-LanghorneLanghorne, Pennsylvania16—1 year out——50Veritas Baptist CollegeLawrenceburg, Indiana16—1 year out——51Lee UniversityCleveland, Tennessee15—1 year out$44,671$28,04252Truett McConnell UniversityCleveland, Georgia14—1 year out$35,471—53Ouachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphia, Arkansas13—1 year out——54Point UniversityWest Point, Georgia13—1 year out$41,014—55Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville, Kentucky13—1 year out$36,374—56Mission UniversitySpringfield, Missouri13—1 year out——57Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, Texas12—1 year out——58Grace School of TheologyThe Woodlands, Texas12—1 year out——59The Master's University and SeminarySanta Clarita, California11—1 year out——60College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, Missouri11—1 year out——61Oral Roberts UniversityTulsa, Oklahoma11—1 year out——62Carolina College of Biblical StudiesFayetteville, North Carolina11—1 year out—$24,00063Heritage Christian UniversityFlorence, Alabama10—1 year out——64Ohio Christian UniversityCircleville, Ohio10—1 year out——65Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, South Carolina10—1 year out——66Arizona Christian UniversityGlendale, Arizona9—1 year out——67California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California9—1 year out$53,845—68Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible CollegeWendell, North Carolina9—1 year out——69World Mission UniversityLos Angeles, California9—1 year out——70Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, California8—1 year out——71Northwest UniversityKirkland, Washington8—1 year out——72Maranatha Baptist UniversityWatertown, Wisconsin8—1 year out——73Williams Baptist UniversityWalnut Ridge, Arkansas7—1 year out——74Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, California7—1 year out$44,862$23,90775North Greenville UniversityTigerville, South Carolina7—1 year out$47,676$26,00076Lipscomb UniversityNashville, Tennessee7—1 year out——77LeTourneau UniversityLongview, Texas7—1 year out——78Criswell CollegeDallas, Texas7—1 year out$54,967—79William Jessup UniversityRocklin, California6—1 year out——80Nazarene Bible CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado6—1 year out——81Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityWest Palm Beach, Florida6—1 year out——82Oklahoma Christian UniversityEdmond, Oklahoma6—1 year out——83Houston Christian UniversityHouston, Texas6—1 year out——84California Prestige UniversitySanta Fe Springs, California6—1 year out——85Bridges Christian CollegeNew Orleans, Louisiana6—1 year out——86Shasta Bible College and Graduate SchoolRedding, California5—1 year out——87New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryNew Orleans, Louisiana5—1 year out——88North Central UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota5—1 year out——89Gods Bible School and CollegeCincinnati, Ohio5—1 year out——90Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, Oklahoma5—1 year out——91Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg, Pennsylvania5—1 year out——92University of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, South Dakota5—1 year out——93Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia5—1 year out$34,305—94South Florida Bible College and Theological SeminaryDeerfield Beach, Florida5—1 year out——95Life Pacific UniversitySan Dimas, California4—1 year out$40,459$27,00096Southern California SeminaryEl Cajon, California4—1 year out——97Baptist University of FloridaGraceville, Florida4—1 year out——98Southeastern UniversityLakeland, Florida4—1 year out——99Covenant CollegeLookout Mountain, Georgia4—1 year out——100North Park UniversityChicago, Illinois4—1 year out——
Associate programs — 59 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, Colorado48$39,1061 year out—$40,4752Nelson UniversityWaxahachie, Texas65$34,6451 year out$46,944$27,0003Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania29$25,6621 year out$33,960$20,4534Elim Bible CollegeLima, New York10$18,3391 year out—$11,9985Rosedale Bible CollegeIrwin, Ohio29—1 year out——6Columbia International UniversityColumbia, South Carolina16—1 year out——7Latin American Bible InstituteLa Puente, California12—1 year out——8Moody Bible InstituteChicago, Illinois10—1 year out——9College 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——56Ohio Christian UniversityCircleville, Ohio0—1 year out$28,339—57Point UniversityWest Point, Georgia——1 year out$48,984—58Ozark Christian CollegeJoplin, Missouri——1 year out$23,890—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 (—).