2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Religion/Religious Studies is the 173rd most popular major in the country with 3,832 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 417 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 37 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 4 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 Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in the Far Western US Region

#1

California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach, California

#1 in overall quality

$17,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s religion students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSULB, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Long Beach are $17,784.

Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at California State University - Long Beach

#2

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California

#2 in overall quality

$28,670 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UCSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670.

Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at University of California - Santa Barbara

#3

University of California - Riverside

Riverside, California

#4 in overall quality

$28,686 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. UCR is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.

UCR also took the #4 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCR Religion/Religious Studies Report

#4

Claremont Graduate University

Claremont, California

#3 in overall quality

$36,380 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Claremont Graduate University landed the #4 spot on the list. Claremont Graduate University is located in Claremont, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.

Claremont Graduate University also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Claremont Graduate University are $36,380, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

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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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