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2023 Best Value Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$61,396 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Religious Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, religious studies was ranked #101 in the country. In fact 1,769 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Religious Studies Graduate Certificate 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 ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Check out the religion graduate certificate programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Religious Studies Graduate Certificate School

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the best value school in the Far Western US Region for religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USC are $61,396 a year.

USC also claimed a spot on our Best Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Religious Studies at University of Southern California Report

Best Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best religious studies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 90
Washington 2
Oregon 0
Hawaii 7

Religious Studies is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Religion

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

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sowlos.

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