Biblical Studies at SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary

Every Biblical studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the Bible program at SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary stacks up to those at other schools.

School of Urban Missions is located in El Dorado Hills, California and approximately 584 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students received a bachelor's degree in Bible from School of Urban Missions.

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.

School of Urban Missions Biblical Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at School of Urban Missions

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? School of Urban Missions offers distance education options for Bible at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

School of Urban Missions Biblical Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the Bible progam at School of Urban Missions compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 School of Urban Missions 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
Most Popular Online Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Online Biblical Studies Schools	4
Most Popular Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Value Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Best Value Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools	10
Best Value Biblical Studies Schools	11
Most Popular Biblical Studies Schools	14
Most Focused Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Most Focused Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools	19
Most Focused Biblical Studies Schools	22
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Most Popular Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools	23
Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools	27
Best Biblical Studies Schools	30
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In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in Bible from School of Urban Missions. This makes it the #23 most popular school for Bible master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of School of Urban Missions Bible Graduates

The median salary of Bible students who receive their bachelor's degree at School of Urban Missions is $25,693. This is less than $27,420, which is the national average of all Bible majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Bible Student Demographics at School of Urban Missions

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the Bible majors at SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary.

School of Urban Missions Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of Bible bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical Bible bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at School of Urban Missions since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in Bible at School of Urban Missions are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary with a bachelor's in Bible.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

School of Urban Missions Biblical Studies Master’s Program

Of the 9 Bible students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from School of Urban Missions, about 78% were men and 22% were women.

In the Bible master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 73% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary with a master's in Bible.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

School of Urban Missions 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 CA, the home state for SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.