Graduate Programs at Lancaster Bible College

Graduate School Overview

Lancaster Bible College (referred to as Lancaster Bible) is a Private, 4 years school located in Lancaster, PA. It is classified as a Master's College and University (smaller programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1982 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Lancaster Bible Directory Information
School Name	Lancaster Bible College (Lancaster Bible)
Address	901 Eden Rd, Lancaster, PA 17601-5036
Phone	717-569-7071
Web	https://www.LBC.edu
Online Application	https://www.lbc.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.lbc.edu/undergraduate/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Lancaster Bible College is $11,985 in average. The school has 520 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,066 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 52 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$11,985
Student Population	520
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	52 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Lancaster Bible College is $11,985 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $535.

Lancaster Bible College offers the alternative tuition plans.

Lancaster Bible College 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)	1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college 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 Lancaster Bible College is $11,985. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.31% 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	$10,230	$3,300
2019-2020	$10,440	$990
2020-2021	$10,470	$990
2021-2022	$10,500	$990
2022-2023	$10,985	$1,000

The graduate school tuition & fees of Lancaster Bible is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Pennsylvania. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Pennsylvania graduate tuition is $27,553 (public) / $20,439 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Lancaster Bible College	$11,985
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Pennsylvania Graduate Schools	$20,074	$22,186
Public	$20,174	$27,553
Private	$20,439

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,540 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Lancaster Bible College. On-campus living costs are decreased by -0.10% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $9,350. Off-campus living costs are stayed same 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	$8,750	$2,350	$7,000	$2,350
2019-2020	$9,000	$2,350	$7,000	$2,350
2020-2021	$9,650	$2,350	$7,000	$2,350
2021-2022	$11,204	$2,350	$7,000	$2,350
2022-2023	$11,190	$2,350	$7,000	$2,350

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $535 at Lancaster Bible College. 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	$535
2019-2020	$535
2020-2021	$535
2021-2022	$535
2022-2023	$535

Graduate Programs at Lancaster Bible

Lancaster Bible College offers 21 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, 126 students have completed their study at Lancaster Bible College.

Offered Degrees at Lancaster Bible College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	16	112
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	3	14
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	0
Total	21	126

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Lancaster Bible College by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Bible/Biblical Studies program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Pastoral Studies/Counseling program with 21 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Divinity/Ministry program with 6 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Lancaster Bible College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	0	-
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	✕	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Lancaster Bible College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	21	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	14	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✕	13	-
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)	✕	12	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	11	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Lancaster Bible College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Divinity/Ministry	✕	6	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	6	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	2	-

Lancaster Bible College offers 21 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 126 students have completed their graduate studies.

112 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching (other)	✕	3	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	9	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	0	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	68 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	11	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✕	0	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	0	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	14	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✕	10	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	21	-
Youth Ministry	✕	0	-
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)	✕	12	-
Psychology [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✕	13	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	2	-
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	✕	4	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	9	-
Business [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	4	-
	Total	112

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	2	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	6	-
Business [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	6	-
	Total	14

Post-Bachelor'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	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at Lancaster Bible

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 422 students enrolled into Lancaster Bible College graduate schools where it has total 2,066 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 28 full-time and 394 part-time graduate students. By gender, 229 male and 193 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	422	229	193
Full-time	28	12	16
Part-tme	394	217	177

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

There are 110 White (26.07%), 138 Black/African American (32.70%), 14 Hispanic (3.32%), 14 Asian (3.32%), and 146 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	422	229	193
American Indian/Native American	2	2	0
Asian	14	8	6
Black/African American	138	65	73
Hispanic	14	5	9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	110	66	44
Two More	111	64	47
Un-Known	33	19	14
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Lancaster Bible College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 45 graduate students (10.66% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	422
Enrolled Online Exclusively	45
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	377

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Lancaster Bible College. 29 students are aged 20 to 24 (6.87% of total students), 139 students are aged above 50 (32.94%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Lancaster Bible College.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	422	229	193
Age 22-24	29	20	9
Age 25-29	56	20	36
Age 30-34	35	24	11
Age 35-39	60	44	16
Age 40-49	102	50	52
Age 50-64	113	54	59
Over 64	26	17	9
Age Un-Known	1	0	1

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