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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$29,219 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,774 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Religious Studies Master'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.

The Best Value Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for religion majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Religious Studies

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Davis the best value school in the Far Western US Region for religious studies students working on their master’s degree. 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 graduate students at UC Davis are $28,710 a year.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW Seattle is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - Santa Barbara 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 midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UCSB graduate students pay an average of $28,683 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCR are $28,569 a year.

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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 4 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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