Biblical Studies isn't the most popular associate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #133 in popularity out of 328 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Biblical Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 48 associate degrees in biblical studies to qualified students.
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Average Early-Career Salaries
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to biblical studies students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - The number of biblical studies students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How easy is it for biblical studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized biblical studies related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for biblical studies students working on their associate degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Biblical Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in biblical studies needs to take a look at Lancaster Bible College. Lancaster Bible College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Lancaster.
Associate recipients from the biblical studies program at Lancaster Bible College earn $3,662 above the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in biblical studies has to look into Elim Bible Institute and College. Located in the rural area of Lima, Elim is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Students who graduate with their associate from the bible program report average early career wages of $18,339.
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.
