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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$12,573 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,050 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Religious Education Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Religious Education Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for religious ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for religious ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Religious Education

Our 2023 rankings named Faith International University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for religious education students working on their master’s degree. Faith is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tacoma.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Faith are $8,450 per year.

Full Religious Education at Faith International University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Azusa Pacific University is a great value for religious education students working on their master’s degree. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Azusa Pacific are $16,696 per year.

Full Religious Education at Azusa Pacific University Report

Best Religious Education Colleges by State

Explore the best religious education colleges 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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