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2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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$57,640 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Religious Studies Doctor's Degree School for You

Religious Studies is the #137 most popular major in California with 90 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Most Popular Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Religious Studies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for religion majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found Claremont Graduate University to be the most popular school for religious studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

Women make up 11% of the religion majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Claremont School of Theology is a great place for religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont School of Theology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in religion at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in religion at UCSB, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#4

University of the West

Rosemead, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of the West is a great place for religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UWest is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rosemead.

Of the 2 students majoring in religion at UWest, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Riverside helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular religious studies schools in California. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for religious studies students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of California - Davis ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#7

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Religious Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 2
Oregon 0
Hawaii 7

One of 3 majors within the area of study, religious studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 averages are for the top 12 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sowlos.

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