by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 19,993 people earned their degree in philosophy and religious studies, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, philosophy and religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,946 and had an average of $22,275 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 2,395 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,148 and $16,587 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 379 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,972 and $17,699 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California” ranking looked at 80 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in philosophy and religious studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their philosophy and religious studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california associate degree philosophy & religious studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Crafton Hills College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California list. Crafton Hills College is a medium-sized school located in Yucaipa, California that handed out 12 associates’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 80 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego City College landed the #2 spot on the list. San Diego City College is a fairly large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 9 associates’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glendale Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California list. Glendale Community College is located in Glendale, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Glendale Community College Philosophy & Religious Studies Report
Out of the 80 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego Mesa College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in San Diego, California, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Las Positas College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California. Las Positas College is a medium-sized school located in Livermore, California that handed out 5 associates’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Mt. San Antonio College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California ranking. Mt. San Antonio College is a large school located in Walnut, California that handed out 19 associates’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Santa Barbara City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California ranking, coming in at #7. SBCC is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Barbara, California. It awarded 15 associates’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Santa Barbara City College Philosophy & Religious Studies Report
Cabrillo College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California ranking, coming in at #8. Cabrillo College is a medium-sized school located in Aptos, California that handed out 7 associates’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California list. Santa Rosa, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
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Foothill College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California list. Foothill College is a public institution located in Los Altos Hills, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
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With a ranking of #11, College of the Siskiyous did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California list. This small school is located in Weed, California, and it awarded 1 associates’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, College of the Desert did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California list. College of the Desert is a public institution located in Palm Desert, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full College of the Desert Philosophy & Religious Studies Report
Los Angeles Valley College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California list. This fairly large school is located in Valley Glen, California, and it awarded 9 associates’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
College of San Mateo landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California ranking. College of San Mateo is located in San Mateo, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.
Diablo Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California ranking, coming in at #15. Diablo Valley is a fairly large school located in Pleasant Hill, California that handed out 9 associates’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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College of Marin came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California ranking. College of Marin is a small public school situated in Kentfield, California. It awarded 1 associates’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Moorpark College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California ranking. Moorpark College is located in Moorpark, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #18, Santiago Canyon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California list. SCC is a fairly large public school situated in Orange, California. It awarded 7 associates’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, Modesto Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California list. Located in Modesto, California, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2020-2021.
Chaffey College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California ranking. Located in Rancho Cucamonga, California, this fairly large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified associates’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, Orange Coast College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California list. This fairly large school is located in Costa Mesa, California, and it awarded 10 associates’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Orange Coast College Philosophy & Religious Studies Report
Clovis Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California list. Clovis Community College is located in Fresno, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.
Full Clovis Community College Philosophy & Religious Studies Report
With a ranking of #23, Citrus College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California list. Glendora, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
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Sierra College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California ranking. Sierra College is located in Rocklin, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.
Cuesta College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in California ranking. Cuesta College is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.
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