2024 Best Religious Education Schools in the Far Western US Region
3Colleges in the Far Western US Region
67Religious Ed Degrees Awarded
$26,766Avg Early-Career Salary
Religious Education is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #216 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of religious education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 67 degrees in religious education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The religious ed program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Religious Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Religious Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Religious Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Religious Education in the Far Western US Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the religious ed degree levels they offer.
It is hard to beat Biola University if you want to pursue a degree in religious education. Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of La Mirada.
There were approximately 23 religious education students who graduated with this degree at Biola in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the religious ed program report average early career income of $23,993.
Azusa Pacific University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in religious education. Located in the suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.
There were approximately 24 religious education students who graduated with this degree at Azusa Pacific in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the religious education major at Azusa Pacific University earn $2,773 above the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Any student who is interested in religious education needs to take a look at Faith International University. Faith is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Tacoma.
There were approximately 10 religious education students who graduated with this degree at Faith in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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The religious ed program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Religious Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Religious Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
