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2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Religious Studies Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Institute of Buddhist Studies to be the most popular school for religious studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, Institute of Buddhist Studies is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for religious studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Our 2023 rankings named Starr King School for Ministry the most popular school in California for religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Berkeley, Starr King School for Ministry is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Claremont Graduate University is a great place for religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular religious studies schools in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Fresno Pacific University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular religious studies schools in California. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fresno.

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#4

Simpson University

Redding, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simpson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Simpson U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Redding.

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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 7 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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