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2023 Best Value Religious Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$16,696 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Religious Education is the #161 most popular major in the country with 687 degrees and certificates awarded 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. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Religious Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for religious ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Religious Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Religious Education

#1

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Biola University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for religious education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Biola graduate students pay an average of $12,006 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Religious Education at Biola University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Azusa.

Azusa Pacific graduate students pay an average of $16,696 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Religious Education at Azusa Pacific University Report

Best Religious Education Colleges by State

Explore the best religious education schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 21
Washington 10

One of 7 majors within the area of study, religious education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Religious Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies 12,534
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 1,624
Biblical Studies 1,052
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 777
Missionary Studies 423

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 RichardF.

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