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2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$36,599 Avg Salary
$27,224 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Religious Studies Associate 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 Most Popular Religious Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Religious Studies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for religion majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

Our analysis found Santa Rosa Junior College to be the most popular school for religious studies students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Far Western US Region . SRJC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Santa Rosa.

Women make up 67% of the religion majors at the school.

Full Religious Studies at Santa Rosa Junior College Report

#2

Crafton Hills College

Yucaipa, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Crafton Hills College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the rural area of Yucaipa, CHC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in religion at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Crafton Hills College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific Rim Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Honolulu, Pacific Rim Christian University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in religion at Pacific Rim Christian University, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Religious Studies at Pacific Rim Christian University Report

#4

Chaffey College

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chaffey College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Chaffey College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rancho Cucamonga.

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#5

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Orange Coast College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Orange Coast College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa.

Full Religious Studies at Orange Coast College Report

#5

Northwest University

Kirkland, WA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Northwest University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular religious studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Northwest University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Kirkland.

Full Religious Studies at Northwest University Report

#5

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cerritos College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cerritos College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Norwalk.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Cerritos College

#5

Fullerton College

Fullerton, CA

Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fullerton College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Fullerton College is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Fullerton College

#5

Victor Valley College

Victorville, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Victor Valley College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Victorville, Victor Valley College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Victor Valley College

Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Linn-Benton Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Albany, LBCC is a public school with a small student population.

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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 10 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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