Offered Programs at Biola
Offered Degrees/Programs
BS, MS, DR, Post-Grad.
Offered Through Online Classes
BS, MS
Total Number of Programs
91
Total Number of Online Programs
4
Total Number of Completers
1,374
Offered Degrees and Major Programs
Biola University offers 91 programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, and Post Graduate Certificate. By degree types, it offers 51 Bachelor's, 25 Master's, 4 Doctorate (research), 6 Post-BS Certificate, 2 Post-MS Certificate programs.
It also offers its programs via online learning and 4 programs are available through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate and Post Graduate Certificate. By degree types, it offers 1 Bachelor's, 3 Master's program in the virtual environment.
For academic year 2021-2022, total 1,374 students have completed their degree/programs and graduated from Biola University.
The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
Number of Programs with Completers
Number of Programs | Number of Online Programs | Number of Completers | |
---|---|---|---|
Bachelor's | 51 | 1 | 813 |
Master's | 25 | 3 | 427 |
Doctorate (research) | 4 | 0 | 35 |
Post-BS Certificate | 6 | 0 | 68 |
Post-MS Certificate | 2 | 0 | - |
Total | 91 | 4 | 1,374 |
Best Programs
Field of Study | Median Earning after Graduation |
---|---|
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | $75,500 |
Business/Commerce | $42,100 |
Bible/Biblical Studies | $30,200 |
Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $30,200 |
Psychology | $26,500 |
Field of Study | Median Earning after Graduation |
---|---|
Philosophy and Religious Studies (other) | $48,900 |
Education | $48,600 |
Bible/Biblical Studies | $36,800 |
Theology/Theological Studies | $36,700 |
Theology and Religious Vocations (other) | $34,900 |
Field of Study | Median Earning after Graduation |
---|---|
Clinical Psychology | $57,300 |
Popular Programs
Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
---|---|---|
Business Administration and Management | 120 | - |
Psychology | 68 | $26,500 |
Cinematography and Film/Video Production | 54 | - |
Communication Sciences and Disorders | 43 | $26,500 |
Sociology | 33 | $26,100 |
Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
---|---|---|
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling | 56 | - |
Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
---|---|---|
Philosophy and Religious Studies (other) | 66 | $48,900 |
Divinity/Ministry | 53 | - |
Education | 45 | $48,600 |
Business/Commerce | 26 | - |
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 24 | - |
Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
---|---|---|
Theology and Religious Vocations (other) | 26 | - |
Clinical Psychology | 23 | $57,300 |
Major Programs by Offered Degree
Natural Resources and Conservation
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Natural Resources and Conservation | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
Environmental Science | ✕ | 1 | - |
Communication and Journalism
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Communication and Journalism | ✕ | 74 completers | $30,200 |
Speech Communication and Rhetoric | ✕ | 26 | $30,200 |
Journalism | ✕ | 16 | $23,100 |
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | ✕ | 32 | - |
Computer and Information Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 18 completers | - |
Computer Science | ✕ | 18 | - |
Education
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Education | ✕ | 43 completers | - |
Education | ✕ | 15 | - |
Multicultural Education | ✕ | 0 | - |
Special Education and Teaching | ✕ | 0 | - |
Elementary Education and Teaching | ✕ | 27 | - |
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | ✕ | 0 | - |
Biology Teacher Education | ✕ | 1 | - |
Engineering
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Engineering | ✕ | 10 completers | - |
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics | ✕ | 10 | - |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
Spanish Language and Literature | ✕ | 2 | - |
English Language and Literature
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
English Language and Literature | ✕ | 28 completers | $26,000 |
English Language and Literature | ✕ | 28 | $26,000 |
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
Humanities/Humanistic Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Biological and Biomedical Sciences | ✕ | 48 completers | $24,400 |
Biology/Biological Sciences | ✕ | 18 | $24,400 |
Biomedical Sciences | ✕ | 26 | - |
Biochemistry | ✕ | 4 | - |
Mathematics and Statistics
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Mathematics and Statistics | ✕ | 9 completers | - |
Mathematics | ✕ | 9 | - |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | ✕ | 15 completers | - |
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | ✕ | 15 | $20,400 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies | ✕ | 17 completers | - |
Kinesiology and Exercise Science | ✕ | 17 | - |
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Philosophy and Religious Studies | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
Philosophy | ✕ | 4 | - |
Theology and Religious Vocations
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Theology and Religious Vocations | ✕ | 60 completers | - |
Bible/Biblical Studies | ✕ | 29 | $30,200 |
Religious Education | ✕ | 21 | - |
Religious/Sacred Music | ✕ | 9 | - |
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other) | ✕ | 1 | - |
Physical Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Physical Sciences | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
Physical Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
Chemistry | ✕ | 2 | - |
Physics | ✕ | 2 | - |
Psychology
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Psychology | ✔ (1 completers) | 87 completers | $26,500 |
Psychology | ✕ | 68 | $26,500 |
Applied Psychology | ✔ | 19 | - |
Social Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Social Sciences | ✕ | 50 completers | - |
Social Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
Anthropology | ✕ | 1 | - |
Political Science and Government | ✕ | 18 | - |
Sociology | ✕ | 31 | $26,100 |
Urban Studies/Affairs | ✕ | 0 | - |
Visual and Performing Arts
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 109 completers | - |
Design and Visual Communications | ✕ | 9 | - |
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | ✕ | 3 | - |
Cinematography and Film/Video Production | ✕ | 54 | - |
Fine/Studio Arts | ✕ | 20 | - |
Music Performance | ✕ | 5 | - |
Music Theory and Composition | ✕ | 4 | - |
Music Pedagogy | ✕ | 3 | - |
Music (other) | ✕ | 11 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | ✕ | 75 completers | - |
Health and Wellness | ✕ | 3 | - |
Communication Sciences and Disorders | ✕ | 43 | $26,500 |
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | ✕ | 29 | $75,500 |
Business
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Business | ✕ | 141 completers | $42,100 |
Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 120 | - |
Accounting | ✕ | 21 | - |
History
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
History | ✕ | 10 completers | - |
History | ✕ | 10 | - |
Total | 813 |
Communication and Journalism
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Communication and Journalism | ✔ (1 completers) | 2 completers | - |
Public Relations/Image Management | ✔ | 2 | - |
Education
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Education | ✕ | 73 completers | $48,600 |
Education | ✕ | 45 | $48,600 |
Curriculum and Instruction | ✕ | 3 | - |
Special Education and Teaching | ✕ | 5 | - |
Early Childhood Education and Teaching | ✕ | 1 | - |
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | ✕ | 19 | - |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
Language Interpretation and Translation | ✕ | 2 | - |
Applied Linguistics | ✕ | 0 | - |
Work and Family Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Work and Family Studies | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
Family and Community Services | ✕ | 1 | - |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | ✕ | 20 completers | - |
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | ✕ | 20 | - |
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Philosophy and Religious Studies | ✕ | 76 completers | - |
Philosophy | ✕ | 10 | - |
Philosophy and Religious Studies (other) | ✕ | 66 | $48,900 |
Theology and Religious Vocations
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Theology and Religious Vocations | ✕ | 158 completers | - |
Bible/Biblical Studies | ✕ | 34 | $36,800 |
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | ✕ | 0 | - |
Religious Education | ✕ | 0 | - |
Theology/Theological Studies | ✕ | 39 | $36,700 |
Divinity/Ministry | ✕ | 53 | - |
Pastoral Studies/Counseling | ✕ | 7 | - |
Theology and Religious Vocations (other) | ✕ | 25 | $34,900 |
Psychology
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Psychology | ✕ | 22 completers | - |
Clinical Psychology | ✕ | 22 | - |
Social Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Social Sciences | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
Anthropology | ✕ | 1 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | ✕ | 24 completers | - |
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | ✕ | 24 | - |
Business
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Business | ✔ | 48 completers | - |
Business/Commerce | ✔ | 26 | - |
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | ✔ | 9 | - |
Accounting | ✕ | 13 | - |
Total | 427 |
Education
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Education | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
Multicultural Education | ✕ | 7 | - |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | ✕ | 3 | - |
Theology and Religious Vocations
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Theology and Religious Vocations | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
Religious Education | ✕ | 2 | - |
Psychology
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Psychology | ✕ | 23 completers | - |
Clinical Psychology | ✕ | 23 | $57,300 |
Total | 35 |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | ✕ | 5 | - |
Theology and Religious Vocations
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Theology and Religious Vocations | ✕ | 26 completers | - |
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | ✕ | 0 | - |
Theology and Religious Vocations (other) | ✕ | 26 | - |
Total | 31 |
Education
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Education | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | ✕ | 0 | - |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
Language Interpretation and Translation | ✕ | 0 | - |
Theology and Religious Vocations
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Theology and Religious Vocations | ✕ | 12 completers | - |
Bible/Biblical Studies | ✕ | 9 | - |
Theology/Theological Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
Theology and Religious Vocations (other) | ✕ | 3 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | ✕ | 56 completers | - |
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling | ✕ | 56 | - |
Total | 68 |
Theology and Religious Vocations
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Theology and Religious Vocations | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
Bible/Biblical Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
Theology/Theological Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
Total | 0 |