2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in California

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,832 people earned their degree in religion/religious studies, making the major the 173rd most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 298 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 35 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religion/religious studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religion/religious studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the religion/religious studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree religion students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in California

#1

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California

#2 in overall quality

$28,670 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s religion students in 2019-2020.

UCSB also took the #2 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCSB Religion/Religious Studies Report

#2

Claremont Graduate University

Claremont, California

#1 in overall quality

$36,380 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Claremont Graduate University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in California list. Claremont, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s religion degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Claremont Graduate University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Claremont Graduate University are $36,380, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Claremont Graduate University

#2

University of California - Riverside

Riverside, California

#3 in overall quality

$28,686 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in California list. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s religion students in 2019-2020.

UCR also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - Riverside Religion/Religious Studies Report

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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