Biblical Studies at Houston Baptist University

What traits are you looking for in a Bible school? To help you decide if Houston Baptist University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's Bible program.

HBU is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 3,963. Of the 570 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Houston Baptist University in 2021, 7 of them were Biblical studies majors.

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.

HBU Biblical Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Bible

Online Classes Are Available at HBU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? HBU offers distance education options for Bible at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

HBU Biblical Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks Bible programs across the country. The following shows how HBU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The Bible major at HBU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	53
Most Popular Biblical Studies Schools	110

Bible Student Demographics at HBU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the Bible majors at Houston Baptist University.

HBU Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of Bible bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical Bible bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at HBU since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in Bible at HBU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Houston Baptist University with a bachelor's in Bible.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

HBU also has a doctoral program available in Bible. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 TX, the home state for Houston Baptist University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,520	$87,240
Religious Activities and Education Directors	380	$59,100

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 LUSportsFan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.