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2023 Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

15 Colleges
$28,206 Avg Salary
$24,143 Avg Student Debt

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

Religious Studies is the #86 most popular major in the country with 9,470 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the best school for religious studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

Full Religious Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

Out of the 15 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Chapman University

Orange, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chapman University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Chapman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Orange.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that religion majors at UCSB take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $16,179.

Full Religious Studies at University of California - Santa Barbara Report

Out of the 15 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 5 spot on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#6

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

With a ranking of #6, Whitworth University did quite well on this year’s best schools for religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Spokane.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, religion majors at Whitworth accumulate an average of around $21,100 in student debt.

Full Religious Studies at Whitworth University Report

University of California - Riverside landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree religious studies programs. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Religious Studies at University of California - Riverside Report

California State University - Northridge ranked #8 on this year’s Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

Religion majors at CSUN take out an average of $17,884 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Religious Studies at California State University - Northridge Report

#9

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree religious studies programs. SFSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

Full Religious Studies at San Francisco State University Report

University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #10 on this year’s Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

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Best Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best religious studies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 420
Washington 77
Oregon 27
Hawaii 20

One of 3 majors within the area of study, religious studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sowlos.

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