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2023 Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$38,013 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,282 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Religious Studies 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for religion 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.

2023 Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Religious Studies Schools

$18,923 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Northridge the best value school in the Far Western US Region for religious studies students. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUN are $18,923 per year. While working on their degree, religion majors at CSUN accumulate an average of around $18,900 in student debt.

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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$19,184 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SFSU are $19,184 a year.

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$18,856 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - Fullerton is a great value for religious studies students. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population.

Cal State Fullerton undergraduate students pay an average of $18,856 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Religious Studies at California State University - Fullerton

The excellent programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best religious studies schools in the Far Western US Region . UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

UW Seattle undergraduate students pay an average of $39,906 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW Seattle also did well on our Best Religious Studies 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Davis are $44,399 per year. On average, religion graduates from UC Davis take out $13,588 in student loans while working on their degree.

UC Davis excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Religious Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for religious studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UCSB undergraduate students pay an average of $44,171 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, religion graduates from UCSB carry an average student debtload of $15,247.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCSB also did well on our Best Religious Studies 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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$25,930 Average Tuition & Fees

Western Washington University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a fairly 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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$43,508 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - Riverside ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public college 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.

Full Religious Studies at University of California - Riverside Report

#9

Chapman University

Orange, CA
$58,634 Average Tuition & Fees

Chapman University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Chapman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Orange.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Chapman are $58,634 a year.

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$37,018 Average Tuition & Fees

California Baptist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for religious studies students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Cal Baptist undergraduate students pay an average of $37,018 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, religion majors at Cal Baptist accumulate an average of around $27,000 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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