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2023 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

16 Colleges
$29,062 Avg Salary
$22,153 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Philosophy & Religious Studies is the #27 most popular major in California with 2,393 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in California to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Davis the best school in California for philosophy and religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Chapman University

Orange, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Chapman University is a great place for philosophy and religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Chapman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Orange.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Biola University is a great place for philosophy and religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Mirada.

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University of California - Berkeley came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of California - Riverside came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Fresno landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree philosophy and religious studies programs. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fresno.

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University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #9 on this year’s Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

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#10

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 331
Oregon 136
Hawaii 47
Nevada 57
Alaska 4

Philosophy & Religious Studies Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Philosophy 10,054
Religious Studies 9,470
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 285
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 184

Related Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 556,813
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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