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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$18,524 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,062 Avg Salary

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 Value 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 value experiences for philosophy and religious studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Fresno the best value school in California for philosophy and religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fresno.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fresno State are $6,653 a year.

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San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SFSU are $7,304 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

CSUN undergraduate students pay an average of $7,043 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Fullerton is a great value for philosophy and religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population.

Cal State Fullerton undergraduate students pay an average of $6,976 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Cal State LA undergraduate students pay an average of $6,785 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - Davis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree philosophy and religious studies programs. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Davis are $14,645 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UC Davis also did well on our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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California State University - Sacramento ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

Sac State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,392 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pomona.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal Poly Pomona are $7,439 a year.

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University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCSB are $14,417 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCSB also did well on our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #10, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for philosophy and religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Berkeley are $14,226 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UC Berkeley also did well on our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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

Explore all the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools 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.

  • 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).

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