2023 Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value 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 value bachelor's degree programs for religion students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Northridge the best value school in the Far Western US Region for religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.
CSUN undergraduate students pay an average of $18,923 in tuition and fees each year. Religion majors at CSUN take out an average of $17,884 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.
SFSU undergraduate students pay an average of $19,184 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal State Fullerton are $18,856 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great value for religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Seattle are $39,906 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UW Seattle is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great value for religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Davis are $44,399 a year.
UC Davis excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on this year’s best value schools for religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCSB are $44,171 per year. The average amount in student loans that religion majors at UCSB take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $16,179.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCSB also is in the top 15% of our Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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Western Washington University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WWU are $25,930 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, Chapman University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for 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.
Chapman undergraduate students pay an average of $58,634 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of California - Riverside came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCR are $43,508 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, California Baptist University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal Baptist are $37,018 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, religion majors at Cal Baptist accumulate an average of around $31,617 in student debt.
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Request InformationBest Religious Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best religious studies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 420 |
| Washington | 77 |
| Oregon | 27 |
| Hawaii | 20 |
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Religious Studies Related Majors for Religion
One of 3 majors within the area of study, religious studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Religion
| 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.
- 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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