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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Religious Education is the 215th most popular major in the country with 1,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, religious education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,663 and had an average of $31,603 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 96 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $19,200 and $23,563 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent religious education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the religious education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The religious ed 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 “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region”.

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Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in the Far Western US Region

#1

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California

#1 in overall quality

$16,571 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$41,565 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Azusa, California, and it awarded 12 masters’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Azusa Pacific not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific University are $16,571, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Religious Education at Azusa Pacific University

#2

Faith International University

Tacoma, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$8,450 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Faith International University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Faith International University is a small school located in Tacoma, Washington that handed out 8 masters’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Faith did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Faith International University are $8,450, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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