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2023 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$45,075 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,914 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, philosophy and religious studies was ranked #28 in the country. In fact 3,136 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for philosophy and religious studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for philosophy and religious studies majors pursuing a .

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Philosophy & Religious Studies

#1

Biola University

La Mirada, CA
$44,382 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Biola University to be the best value school for philosophy and religious studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Biola undergraduate students pay an average of $44,382 in tuition and fees each year.

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$44,399 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Davis are $44,399 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Seattle are $39,906 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW Seattle also did well on our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCSB are $44,171 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCSB also did well on our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 5 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Berkeley are $43,980 per year.

UC Berkeley also made our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.

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$43,508 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - Riverside landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value philosophy and religious studies programs. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCR are $43,508 per year.

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$43,824 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Santa Cruz are $43,824 a year.

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#8

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR
$39,308 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Oregon landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value philosophy and religious studies programs. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UO are $39,308 a year.

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University of Southern California came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

USC undergraduate students pay an average of $61,503 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 10% of our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of Southern California Report

Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy and religious studies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 317
Washington 10
Oregon 11
Nevada 3
Hawaii 10

Philosophy & Religious Studies Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Religious Studies 1,769
Philosophy 1,220
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 106
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 41

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2,680

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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