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. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

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 at Biola University is $12,006 in average. The school has 1,955 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,551 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 91 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Other). Among them, 4 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,006
Student Population	1,955
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Other)
Number of Programs	91 graduate programs (4 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Biola University is $12,006 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $667.

Biola University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Biola University 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, remedial services, 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)	4 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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 $12,006. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same 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	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Biola is very inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the California graduate tuition is $21,752 (public) / $24,037 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Biola University	$12,006
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
California Graduate Schools	$19,766	$22,527
Public	$11,624	$21,752
Private	$24,037

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,314 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Biola University. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.85% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,314. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.85% 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

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $667 at Biola University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same 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

Graduate Programs at Biola

Biola University offers 40 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, 561 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	25	3	427
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	4	0	35
Doctor's degree - professional practice	3	0	31
Post Bachelor's Degree	6	0	68
Post Master's Degree	2	0	0
Total	40	3	561

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 56 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Philosophy and Religious Studies (other) program with 66 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Theology and Religious Vocations (other) program with 26 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Biola University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	✕	56	-
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	✕	42	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	9	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	5	-
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)	✕	3	-

Popular Master's Programs at Biola University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies (other)	✕	66	$48,900
Divinity/Ministry	✕	53	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies (other)	✕	49	$48,900
Education	✕	45	$48,600
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	39	$36,700

Popular Doctorate Programs at Biola University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)	✕	26	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	23	$57,300
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)	✕	19	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	17	$57,300
Religious Education	✕	10	-

Biola University offers 40 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 561 students have completed their graduate studies.

427 students have earned/completed Master's program.
31 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Other) program.
68 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)	2 completers	-
Public Relations/Image Management	✔	2	-
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 [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Language Interpretation and Translation	✕	2	-
Applied Linguistics	✕	0	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Family and Community Services	✕	1	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	✕	20	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	76 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	10	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies (other)	✕	66	$48,900
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 [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	22	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	24	-
Business [+]	✔	48 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✔	26	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✔	9	-
Accounting	✕	13	-
	Total	427

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Multicultural Education	✕	7	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	✕	3	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Religious Education	✕	2	-
Psychology [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	23	$57,300
	Total	35

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 [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✕	0	-
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)	✕	26	-
	Total	31

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
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 [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Language Interpretation and Translation	✕	0	-
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 [+]	✕	56 completers	-
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	✕	56	-
	Total	68

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
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

Graduate Student Population at Biola

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,955 students enrolled into Biola University graduate schools where it has total 5,551 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 759 full-time and 1,196 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,065 male and 890 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	1,955	1,065	890
Full-time	759	412	347
Part-tme	1,196	653	543

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

There are 736 White (37.65%), 78 Black/African American (3.99%), 240 Hispanic (12.28%), 399 Asian (20.41%), and 502 students with other races. 305 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,955	1,065	890
American Indian/Native American	2	2	0
Asian	399	221	178
Black/African American	78	46	32
Hispanic	240	98	142
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	3	2
White	736	409	327
Two More	79	37	42
Un-Known	111	55	56
Non-resident Alien	305	194	111

Biola University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 687 graduate students (35.14% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 449 graduate students (22.97% 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	1,955
Enrolled Online Exclusively	687
Enrolled Some Online Courses	449
Not in Online Courses	819

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Biola University. 303 students are aged 20 to 24 (15.50% of total students), 330 students are aged above 50 (16.88%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Biola University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,955	1,065	890
Age 20-21	22	8	14
Age 22-24	281	112	169
Age 25-29	477	222	255
Age 30-34	259	149	110
Age 35-39	231	152	79
Age 40-49	355	223	132
Age 50-64	297	178	119
Over 64	33	21	12

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