2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,336 people earned their degree in religious education, making the major the 351st most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 96 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religious education 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 religious education 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree relgious ed students.

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

#1

Biola University

La Mirada, California

#1 in overall quality

$11,772 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Biola University landed the #1 spot on the list. Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in La Mirada, California. It awarded 10 doctorate’s relgious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Biola also took the #1 spot in our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Biola are $11,772, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Religious Education at Biola

#2

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California

#2 in overall quality

$16,571 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Azusa Pacific University landed the #2 spot on the list. Azusa Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Azusa, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Azusa Pacific, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific are $16,571, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Religious Education at Azusa Pacific University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education

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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