2024 Best Religious Education Schools in California

If you plan on majoring in religious education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #358 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of religious education. Combined, these schools handed out 53 degrees in religious education to qualified students.

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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 Religious Education Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Religious Education in California

The schools below may not offer all types of relgious ed degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top California Schools in Relgious Ed

1

Biola University
La Mirada, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in religious education has to check out Biola University. Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a degree in religious education from Biola University

2

Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Azusa Pacific University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in religious education. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Azusa.More information about a degree in religious education from Azusa Pacific University

Best Religious Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Religious Education Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	831	10
Oregon	587	4

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Religious Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the Religious Education area of study, Religious Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• 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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