2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in the Far Western US Region
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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 Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Religion/Religious Studies is the 189th most popular major in the country with 3,329 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 337 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 35 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,396 and $49,784 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in religion/religious studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in religion/religious studies.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Top 19 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Claremont School of Theology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Claremont, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Claremont School of Theology Religion/Religious Studies Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Claremont Graduate University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Claremont, California, and it awarded 5 masters’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Claremont Graduate University
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Saint Mary’s University landed the #3 spot on the list. MSMU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 2 masters’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Mount Saint Mary’s University
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #4 spot on the list. Stanford University is a fairly large school located in Stanford, California that handed out 2 masters’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Stanford
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loma Linda University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Far Western US Region. This small school is located in Loma Linda, California, and it awarded 1 masters’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Loma Linda University
Pepperdine University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Malibu, California, and it awarded 4 masters’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Pepperdine University
University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. UH Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Religion/Religious Studies Report
University of California - Riverside did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of California - Riverside is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at UCR
California State University - Long Beach came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 5 masters’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full CSULB Religion/Religious Studies Report
University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. UCSB is a public institution located in Santa Barbara, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Full University of California - Santa Barbara Religion/Religious Studies Report
University of California - Davis came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at UC Davis
University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
George Fox University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Far Western US Region list. GFU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newberg, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
Full George Fox University Religion/Religious Studies Report
Warner Pacific University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #13. Warner Pacific is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Warner Pacific
Gonzaga University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #13. Gonzaga University is located in Spokane, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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 full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Gonzaga University
University of Oregon came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Oregon is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
Full University of Oregon Religion/Religious Studies Report
California Graduate School of Theology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #13. Garden Grove, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at California Graduate School of Theology
La Sierra University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #13. Riverside, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at La Sierra
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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
- *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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