2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in California

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in California” 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 California, there were 298 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 34 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in religion/religious studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religion/religious studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in California” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in California.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in California

#1

California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach, California

#1 in overall quality

$17,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in California list. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2019-2020.

CSULB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Long Beach are $17,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 California list. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s religion students in 2019-2020.

UCSB also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at UCSB

#3

University of California - Riverside

Riverside, California

#4 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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in California list. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s religion students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCR, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at UCR

#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 California that were part of this year’s ranking, Claremont Graduate University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Claremont, California, and it awarded 4 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Claremont Graduate University also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” 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.

Full Claremont Graduate University 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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