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2023 Most Popular Religious Education Schools in California

5 Colleges
$26,766 Avg Salary
$25,038 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Religious Education School for You

In 2020-2021, 21 degrees and certificates were awarded to religious education students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #196 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Religious Education Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Religious Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the religious ed programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found Azusa Pacific University to be the most popular school for religious education students who want to pursue a degree in California. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Azusa.

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#2

American Jewish University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American Jewish University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Religious Education Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, AJU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

The excellent programs at Biola University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best religious education schools in California. Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Claremont School of Theology is a great place for religious education students. Claremont School of Theology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

Full Religious Education at Claremont School of Theology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethel Seminary - San Diego. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Education Schools in California list. Bethel Seminary - San Diego is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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Best Religious Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Religious Education Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 10

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

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 5 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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