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2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for religious studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large 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 medium-sized city of Berkeley, Institute of Buddhist Studies is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Religious Studies at Institute of Buddhist Studies Report

Our analysis found Starr King School for Ministry to be the most popular school for religious studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Berkeley, Starr King School for Ministry is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Starr King School for Ministry

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 large suburb of Claremont.

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#4

Simpson University

Redding, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simpson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Simpson U is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Redding.

Full Religious Studies at Simpson University Report

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.

Full Religious Studies at Fresno Pacific University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Religious Studies at University of California - Los Angeles Report

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 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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