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Best Value Colleges for Bible/Biblical Studies

Schools ranked by payback period — how quickly you recoup your investment through higher earnings.

Schools Ranked

$29,081

Avg. Earnings

3.9 yrs

Best Payback

1,949

Graduates

How we calculate value: Payback = (4 years of net price) / (major earnings - $35k baseline). A 2-year payback means you recoup your investment in 2 years through higher earnings vs. not attending college.

#	School	Net Price/yr	Major Earnings	Payback
1	Freed-Hardeman University Henderson, TN · Private	$16,797	$52,107	3.9 yrs
2	Central Baptist College Conway, AR · Private	$13,823	$41,937	8 yrs
3	Lancaster Bible College Lancaster, PA · Private	$19,844	$36,668	47.6 yrs
4	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion, IN · Private	$19,205	$35,276	278.3 yrs
5	Biola University La Mirada, CA · Private	$30,789	$30,119	N/A
6	Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX · Private	$24,475	$28,055	N/A
7	Carolina University Winston-Salem, NC · Private	$17,315	$29,685	N/A
8	University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul, MN · Private	$18,229	$33,077	N/A
9	Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL · Private	$19,450	$31,314	N/A
10	Regent University Virginia Beach, VA · Private	$24,954	$21,508	N/A
11	Harding University Searcy, AR · Private	$17,077	$31,038	N/A
12	Crown College Saint Bonifacius, MN · Private	$23,498	$34,650	N/A
13	Life Pacific University San Dimas, CA · Private	$21,620	$25,967	N/A
14	M Multnomah University Portland, OR · Private	$29,886	$25,658	N/A
15	Kentucky Christian University Grayson, KY · Private	$19,796	$33,637	N/A
16	Nelson University Waxahachie, TX · Private	$24,688	$29,413	N/A
17	Ozark Christian College Joplin, MO · Private	$16,326	$28,443	N/A
18	North Greenville University Tigerville, SC · Private	$20,989	$29,685	N/A
19	C Clarks Summit University Clarks Summit, PA · Private	$17,729	$25,709	N/A
20	J Johnson University Florida Kissimmee, FL · Private	$17,906	$25,310	N/A
21	Johnson University Knoxville, TN · Private	$18,212	$25,310	N/A
22	Point University West Point, GA · Private	$25,853	$24,035	N/A
23	Columbia International University Columbia, SC · Private	$17,307	$24,421	N/A
24	Boston Baptist College Boston, MA · Private	$19,654	$30,409	N/A
25	SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary El Dorado Hills, CA · Private	$19,887	$21,824	N/A
26	William Jessup University Rocklin, CA · Private	$22,339	$33,993	N/A
27	California Baptist University Riverside, CA · Private	$25,553	$32,569	N/A
28	Malone University Canton, OH · Private	$17,944	$31,133	N/A
29	Criswell College Dallas, TX · Private	$20,942	$30,984	N/A
30	Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX · Private	$28,897	$30,173	N/A
31	Appalachian Bible College Mount Hope, WV · Private	$13,468	$20,687	N/A
32	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA · Private	$27,305	$27,823	N/A
33	Truett McConnell University Cleveland, GA · Private	$18,147	$27,439	N/A
34	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA · Private	$28,538	$24,035	N/A
35	Wheaton College Wheaton, IL · Private	$18,373	$22,192	N/A
36	Calvary University Kansas City, MO · Private	$11,183	$21,964	N/A
37	Grace College and Theological Seminary Winona Lake, IN · Private	$18,727	$21,052	N/A

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Payback uses earnings by major from the College Scorecard's field-of-study file, last updated June 2026, against net price from the June 2026 release. Scorecard publishes the two separately, so they are different vintages.