2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Christian Studies in California

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Christian Studies is the 495th most popular major in the country with 829 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across California, there were 48 christian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 christian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,904 and $19,503 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in California” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in christian studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their christian studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The christian studies 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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in California”.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california bachelor’s degree christian studies students.

Top 5 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Christian Studies in California

1

Simpson University
Redding, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simpson University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in California list. This small school is located in Redding, California, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s christian studies degrees in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Christian Studies at Simpson U

2

The Master's University and Seminary
Santa Clarita, California

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, The Master’s University and Seminary landed the #2 spot on the list. The Master’s University is located in Santa Clarita, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s christian studies degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Christian Studies at The Master’s University and Seminary

3

California Baptist University
Riverside, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Baptist University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in California. Cal Baptist is located in Riverside, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s christian studies degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Christian Studies at Cal Baptist

4

Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Point Loma Nazarene University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in California list. This small school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s christian studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Christian Studies at Point Loma Nazarene University

5

Fresno Pacific University
Fresno, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fresno Pacific University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in California list. Fresno Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 0 bachelors’s christian studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Fresno Pacific University Christian Studies Report

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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