2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's 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.
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2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Religious Studies Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Claremont School of Theology to be the most popular school for religious studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont School of Theology is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Of the 17 students majoring in religion at Claremont School of Theology, 59% are male and 41% are female.
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Our analysis found Santa Clara University to be the most popular school for religious studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.
About 65% of the students majoring in religion at the school are women while 35% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Claremont Graduate University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.
Women make up 20% of the religion majors at the school.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pacific Rim Christian University is a great place for religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Pacific Rim Christian University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Of the 5 students majoring in religion at Pacific Rim Christian University, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the West. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UWest is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rosemead.
About 50% of the students majoring in religion at the school are women while 50% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Stanford 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 . Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.
About 25% of the students majoring in religion at the school are women while 75% are male.
With a ranking of #7, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Riverside did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a very large student population.
University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for religious studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 2 students majoring in religion at UCSB, 50% are male and 50% are female.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for religious studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.
Of the 2 students majoring in religion at UW Seattle, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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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 |
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 26 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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