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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$38,013 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,206 Avg Salary

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.

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

Check out the religion bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found California State University - Northridge to be the best value school for religious studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . 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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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Francisco State University is a great value for religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFSU are $19,184 per year.

Full Religious Studies at San Francisco State University Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Fullerton helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value religious studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal State Fullerton are $18,856 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value religious studies schools in the Far Western US Region . 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.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW Seattle also did well on our Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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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 - Davis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small 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 also claimed a spot on our Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Religious Studies at University of California - Davis Report

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 midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.

UCSB undergraduate students pay an average of $44,171 in tuition and fees each 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.

Full Religious Studies at University of California - Santa Barbara Report

Western Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for religious studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WWU are $25,930 per year.

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#8

Chapman University

Orange, CA

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 moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Orange.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chapman are $58,634 per year.

Full Religious Studies at Chapman University Report

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 city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UCR undergraduate students pay an average of $43,508 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Religious Studies at University of California - Riverside Report

California Baptist University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree religious studies programs. Located in the large city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Baptist are $37,018 per 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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Best 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

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.

  • 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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