Biblical Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #126 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for biblical studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 144 bachelor's degrees in biblical studies to qualified students.
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Average Early-Career Salaries
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's 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
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on biblical studies students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other biblical studies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How much debt biblical studies students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
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 bachelor's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Biblical Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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Lancaster Bible College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in biblical studies. Located in the suburb of Lancaster, Lancaster Bible College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Biblical Studies bachelor's degree recipients from Lancaster Bible College get an earnings boost of about $6,445 over the typical earnings of biblical studies majors.
Clarks Summit University is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in biblical studies. Located in the large suburb of Clarks Summit, CSU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population.
Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the bible program earn an average of $31,712 in their early career salary.
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.
