2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart 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.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
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
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$11,394$11,772$12,006$12,006$12,420

Graduate Program Overview

Biola University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in La Mirada, California. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $12,420.
It offers forty-three (43) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameBiola University
TypeFour-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address13800 Biola Ave, La Mirada, CA
Graduate School Students1,955 students
692 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$12,420
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 43 Graduate Programs
27 Master's, 8 Doctorate, 8 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Biola University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 43 major areas - 27 Master's (6 online programs), 8 Doctorate , 6 Post-Bachelor'(1 online programs), 2 Post-Master'. 367 students have been conferred Master's degree and 66 students have received Doctorate degree last year.The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total3676619-
Men171356-
Women1963113-
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.
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor-ONLINE NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Language Interpretation and Translation- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Theology and Religious Vocations
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bible/Biblical Studies- NOT OFFERED 7 -
Theology/Theological Studies- NOT OFFERED - -
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)- - - NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Relations/Image Management3ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Curriculum and Instruction3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching6ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor20ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Language Interpretation and Translation- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Applied Linguistics- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Work and Family Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Family and Community Services- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies14 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies (other)34 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Theology and Religious Vocations
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bible/Biblical Studies28 NOT OFFERED - -
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Religious Education- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Theology/Theological Studies31 NOT OFFERED - -
Divinity/Ministry44 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)3ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pastoral Studies/Counseling5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)25 - - NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Clinical Psychology21 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business/Commerce32ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management8ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Theology and Religious Vocations
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bible/Biblical Studies- NOT OFFERED - -
Theology/Theological Studies- NOT OFFERED - -
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Multicultural EducationNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Theology and Religious Vocations
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Religious Education- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Clinical Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Theology and Religious Vocations
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Divinity/Ministry- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)- - - NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 5,551 students enrolled in Biola University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 1,955 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 1,065 male and 890 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 759 full-time and 1,196 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 692 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 399 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total1,955
Men Students1,065
Women Students890
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total1,955
Full-time Students759
Part-time Students1,196
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.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total1,955
American Indian /
Native American
2
Asian399
Black78
Hispanic240
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
5
White736
Two or more races79
Un-Known111
29 students are younger than 22 and 677 students are older than 65. The school has 726 students aged between 22 and 30 and 456 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total1,955
21 & Under29
22-24301
25-29425
30-34262
35-39194
40 & Over677
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Biola University, 692 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 399 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,888
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses692
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses399
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses797
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses692
California Resident355
Other State In U.S.250
Outside of U.S.87


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