2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Religious Studies Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Religious Studies Graduate Certificate 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. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Religious Studies program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Most Popular Far Western US Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Religious Studies
Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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Our 2023 rankings named Institute of Buddhist Studies the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Berkeley, Institute of Buddhist Studies is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Our 2023 rankings named Starr King School for Ministry the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Berkeley, Starr King School for Ministry is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Claremont Graduate University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular religious studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Simpson University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular religious studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Simpson U is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Redding.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fresno Pacific University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fresno.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 420 |
| Washington | 77 |
| Oregon | 27 |
| Hawaii | 20 |
Majors Related to 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 7 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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