Religious Education at Biola University

If you are interested in studying religious education, you may want to check out the program at Biola University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Biola is located in La Mirada, California and has a total student population of 5,815. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in religious ed from Biola.

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

Biola Religious Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religious Ed
• Doctorate Degree in Religious Ed

Biola Religious Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the religious ed progam at Biola compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The religious ed major at Biola is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Religious Education. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Religious Education Schools	20
Most Focused Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Most Popular Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools	49

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in religious ed from Biola. This is the #49 most popular school for religious ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Biola Religious Ed Graduates

The median salary of religious ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Biola is $23,993. This is less than $28,864, which is the national average of all religious ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Religious Ed Student Demographics at Biola

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

Biola Religious Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of religious ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its religious ed 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 religious ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Biola also has a doctoral program available in religious ed. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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

Careers That Religious Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in religious ed 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.