2024 Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in religious studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #72 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 75 bachelor's degrees in religious studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on religious studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other religious studies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt religious studies students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized religious studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for religious studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Religious Studies Schools

The religion school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Religious Studies in Washington

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in religious studies.

Top Washington Schools for a Bachelor's in Religion

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

5 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in religious studies. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle.More information about a bachelor’s in religious studies from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

1

Whitworth University
Spokane, WA

9 Annual Graduates

$23,361 Median Starting Salary

$25,000 Median Student Debt

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in religious studies has to look into Whitworth University. Located in the suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Religious Studies bachelor's degree recipients from Whitworth University get an earnings boost of around $3,471 above the average earnings of religious studies majors.

More information about a bachelor’s in religious studies from Whitworth University

2

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

2 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Western Washington University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in religious studies. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in religious studies from Western Washington University

Best Religious Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Religious Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	310
Oregon	185	27
Hawaii	112	10

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Religious Studies Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Philosophy & Religious Studies area of study, Religious Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Religion Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Religion/Religious Studies	65
Christian Studies	10

Majors Similar to Religion

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	236
General Philosophy & Religious Studies	10

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.