Graduate Programs at Biola University

Graduate School Overview

Biola University (referred to as Biola) is a Private, 4 years school located in La Mirada, CA.

The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (2/28/1961 - Current).

Biola Directory Information
School Name	Biola University (Biola)
Address	13800 Biola Ave, La Mirada, CA 90639-0001
Phone	562-903-6000
Web	https://www.biola.edu
Online Application	https://www.biola.edu/admissions/undergrad#apply-now
Financial Info	https://www.biola.edu/financial-aid/scholarships-and-aid/undergrad

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Biola is $12,420 in average. The school has 1,888 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,387 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 97 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Other). Among them, 11 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,420
Student Population	1,888
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Other)
Number of Programs	97 graduate programs (11 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Biola is $12,420 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $667.

Biola offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$12,006
Required Fees	$0
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$667

Biola offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	11 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Biola University is $12,420. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.45% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$11,178	-
2019-2020	$11,394	-
2020-2021	$11,772	-
2021-2022	$12,006	-
2022-2023	$12,006	-
2023-2024	$12,420	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Biola is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the California graduate tuition is $21,930 (public) / $24,536 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Biola University	$12,420
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
California Graduate Schools	$19,839	$23,084
Public	$11,723	$21,930
Private	$24,536

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,102 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Biola.

On-campus living costs are increased by 5.51% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,102. Off-campus living costs are increased by 5.51% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$11,312	$3,240	$11,312	$3,240
2019-2020	$11,514	$3,716	$11,514	$3,716
2020-2021	$10,560	$3,716	$10,560	$3,716
2021-2022	$10,202	$3,716	$10,202	$3,716
2022-2023	$10,522	$3,792	$10,522	$3,792
2023-2024	$11,234	$3,868	$11,234	$3,868

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $690 at Biola University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.45% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$621
2019-2020	$633
2020-2021	$654
2021-2022	$667
2022-2023	$667
2023-2024	$690

Graduate Programs at Biola

Biola University offers 43 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 452 students have completed their study at Biola University.

Offered Degrees at Biola University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	27	6	367
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	4	0	49
Doctor's degree - professional practice	4	0	17
Post Bachelor's Degree	6	1	19
Post Master's Degree	2	0	0
Total	43	7	452

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Biola University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling program with 11 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Divinity/Ministry program with 44 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Clinical Psychology program with 23 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Biola University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	✕	11	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	7	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	1	-
Language Interpretation and Translation	✔	-	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✔	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Biola University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Divinity/Ministry	✕	44	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies (other)	✕	34	$48,900
Education	✕	33	$48,600
Business/Commerce	✔	32	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	31	$36,700

Popular Doctorate Programs at Biola University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Clinical Psychology	✕	23	$57,300
Divinity/Ministry	✕	12	-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	✕	11	-
Religious Education	✕	10	-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	✕	5	-

Biola University offers 43 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 452 students have completed their graduate studies.

367 students have earned/completed Master's program.
17 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Other) program.
19 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Public Relations/Image Management	✔	3	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	65 completers	$48,600
Education	✕	33	$48,600
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	3	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	6	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	20	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	-	-
Language Interpretation and Translation	✕	-	-
Applied Linguistics	✕	-	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Family and Community Services	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	1	-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	✕	14	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	50 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	16	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies (other)	✕	34	$48,900
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔ (1 completers)	138 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	28	$36,800
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✕	2	-
Religious Education	✕	-	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	31	$36,700
Divinity/Ministry	✕	44	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✔	3	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	5	-
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)	✕	25	$34,900
Psychology [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	21	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Anthropology	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	25	-
Business [+]	✔	50 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✔	32	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✔	8	-
Accounting	✕	10	-
	Total	367

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Multicultural Education	✕	5	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	✕	11	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Religious Education	✕	10	-
Psychology [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	23	$57,300
	Total	49

Doctorate (Other) Programs and Number of Completers
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 [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✕	-	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	12	-
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)	✕	-	-
	Total	17

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	1	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	-	-
Language Interpretation and Translation	✕	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	7	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	✕	-	-
	Total	19

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	-	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	-	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at Biola

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,888 students enrolled into Biola University graduate schools where it has total 5,387 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 747 full-time and 1,141 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,033 male and 855 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,888	1,033	855
Full-time	747	379	368
Part-tme	1,141	654	487

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 675 White (35.75%), 79 Black/African American (4.18%), 251 Hispanic (13.29%), 373 Asian (19.76%), and 510 students with other races. 303 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,888	1,033	855
American Indian/Native American	2	2	0
Asian	373	204	169
Black/African American	79	50	29
Hispanic	251	100	151
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	1	4
White	675	390	285
Two More	87	36	51
Un-Known	113	58	55
Non-resident Alien	303	192	111

Biola University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 692 graduate students (36.65% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 399 graduate students (21.13% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	1,888
Enrolled Online Exclusively	692
Enrolled Some Online Courses	399
Not in Online Courses	797

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Biola University. 328 students are aged 20 to 24 (17.37% of total students), 2 students are aged below 20 (0.11%), 317 students are aged above 50 (16.79%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Biola University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,888	1,033	855
Under 18	2	2	0
Age 20-21	27	6	21
Age 22-24	301	137	164
Age 25-29	425	200	225
Age 30-34	262	144	118
Age 35-39	194	123	71
Age 40-49	360	224	136
Age 50-64	280	173	107
Over 64	37	24	13

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