| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | NOT OFFER | 2 | NOT OFFER |
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $12,420. It offers forty-five (45) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | Biola University |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
| Address | 13800 Biola Ave, La Mirada, CA |
| Graduate School Students | 1,955 students 692 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | $12,420 |
| Student to Faculty | 13:1 (7.69%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 45 Graduate Programs 31 Master's, 8 Doctorate, 6 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Biola University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $12,420 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $690.
| Amounts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,420 | |
| Cost per Credit | $690 | |
| Books & Supplies | $1,200 | |
| Room & Board | $11,234 (On-Campus) / $11,234 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $3,868 (On-Campus) / $3,868 (Off-Campus) | |
| On-Campus Total | $28,722 | |
| Off-Campus Total | $28,722 | |
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $11,394 | $11,772 | $12,006 | $12,006 | $12,420 |
Biola University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 45 major areas - 31 Master's (5 online programs), 8 Doctorate, 6 Post-Bachelor's. 346 students have been conferred Master's degree and 64 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 346 | 64 | 13 | - |
| Men | 171 | 33 | 5 | - |
| Women | 175 | 31 | 8 | - |
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | NOT OFFER | 2 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language Interpretation and Translation | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bible/Biblical Studies | NOT OFFER | 6 | NOT OFFER | |
| Theology/Theological Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Theology and Religious Vocations (other) | 5 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Relations/Image Management | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 23 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Curriculum and Instruction | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Special Education and Teaching | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | 17 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language Interpretation and Translation | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Applied Linguistics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family and Community Services | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | 10 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies (other) | 46 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bible/Biblical Studies | 20 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Religious Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Theology/Theological Studies | 20 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Divinity/Ministry | 41 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies (other) | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Pastoral Studies/Counseling | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Theology and Religious Vocations (other) | 16 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Psychology | 29 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 24 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Maternal and Child Health | 2ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| International Public Health/International Health | 2ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce | 28ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | 6ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Accounting | 10 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 5ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multicultural Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Divinity/Ministry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Theology and Religious Vocations (other) | NOT OFFER |
By attending status, there are 759 full-time and 1,196 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 692 students enrolled through online exclusively and 399 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 736 White, 78 Black, and 399 Asian students are attending at Biola University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
29 grad students are younger than 22 and 677 students are older than 65. It has 726 students aged between 22 and 30 and 456 students aged 30 to 40.
| Total | 1,955 |
|---|---|
| Men | 1,065 |
| Women | 890 |
| Total | 1,955 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 759 |
| Part-time Students | 1,196 |
| Total | 1,955 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 2 |
| Asian | 399 |
| Black | 78 |
| Hispanic | 240 |
| Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 5 |
| White | 736 |
| Two or more races | 79 |
| Un-Known | 111 |
| Total | 1,955 |
|---|---|
| 21 & Under | 29 |
| 22-24 | 301 |
| 25-29 | 425 |
| 30-34 | 262 |
| 35-39 | 194 |
| 40 & Over | 677 |
At Biola University graduate schools, 692 students enrolled online exclusively and 399 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 1,888 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 692 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 399 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 797 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 692 |
|---|---|
| California Resident | 355 |
| Other State In U.S. | 250 |
| Outside of U.S. | 87 |