2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

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Religion/Religious Studies is the 173rd most popular major in the country with 3,832 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 417 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 35 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religion/religious studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religion/religious studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the religion/religious studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree religion students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - Riverside

Riverside, California

#3 in overall quality

$28,686 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Riverside is a large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 1 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

UCR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686.

Full University of California - Riverside Religion/Religious Studies Report

#2

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California

#2 in overall quality

$28,670 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s religion students in 2019-2020.

UCSB also took the #2 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCSB Religion/Religious Studies Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income Over $110k)

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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