Biola University (Biola) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in La Mirada, CA.
It offers 49 graduate programs - 33 Master's, 8 Doctorate, and 8 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,672.
A total of 1,953 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 5,434 students at Biola. Biola offers online graduate programs and 980 out of 1,953 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Biola's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $12,672. It offers forty-nine (49) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Biola University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 13800 Biola Ave, La Mirada, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,901 students
980 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $12,672 |
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| Student to Faculty | 15:1 (6.67%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 49 Graduate Programs
33 Master's, 8 Doctorate, 8 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Biola University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $12,672 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $704.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $12,672 |
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| Cost per Credit | $704 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,200 |
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| Room & Board | $13,130 (On-Campus) / $13,130 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,128 (On-Campus) / $4,128 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $31,130 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $31,130 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $11,772 | $12,006 | $12,006 | $12,420 | $12,672 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Biola University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 49 major areas - 33 Master's (10 online programs), 8 Doctorate, 8 Post-Bachelor's (2 online programs). 337 students have been conferred Master's degree and 69 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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 337 | 69 | 17 | - |
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| Men | 173 | 41 | 8 | - |
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| Women | 164 | 28 | 9 | - |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Anthropology | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Biola graduate schools have a total of 1,901 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,046 male and 855 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 779 full-time and 1,122 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 980 students enrolled through online exclusively and 360 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 683 White, 73 Black, and 360 Asian students are attending at Biola University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
30 grad students are younger than 22 and 756 students are older than 65. It has 699 students aged between 22 and 30 and 467 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,901 |
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| Men | 1,046 |
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| Women | 855 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,901 |
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| Full-time Students | 779 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,122 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,901 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 2 |
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| Asian | 360 |
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| Black | 73 |
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| Hispanic | 240 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
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| White | 683 |
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| Two or more races | 91 |
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| Un-Known | 137 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,901 |
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| 21 & Under | 30 |
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| 22-24 | 309 |
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| 25-29 | 390 |
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| 30-34 | 260 |
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| 35-39 | 207 |
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| 40 & Over | 756 |
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Online Population
At Biola University graduate schools, 980 students enrolled online exclusively and 360 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,953 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 980 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 360 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 613 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 980 |
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| California Resident | 483 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 339 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 158 |
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