Biblical Studies at Biola University

If you plan to study biblical studies, take a look at what Biola University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Biola is located in La Mirada, California and has a total student population of 5,815.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biblical Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Biola Biblical Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Bible
• Master’s Degree in Bible

Biola Biblical Studies Rankings

The bible major at Biola is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biblical Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Bible Student Demographics at Biola

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bible majors at Biola University.

Biola Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of bible bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bible at Biola are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its bible bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Biola University with a bachelor's in bible.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Biola Biblical Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of bible master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

In the bible master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Biola University with a master's in bible.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Biblical Studies

If you plan to be a bible major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Biola University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bible/Biblical Studies	72

Related Majors

• Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries
• Sacred Music
• Religious Education
• Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)
• Theological & Ministerial Studies

Careers That Bible Grads May Go Into

A degree in bible can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Biola University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Religious Activities and Education Directors	3,470	$50,650
Philosophy and Religion Professors	2,220	$114,370

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Robert J. Boser under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.