Colleges 37
Public 14
Graduates in 2023-24 214
Typical earnings 1 yr after $40,743
Typical earnings 4 yrs after $47,121
National, 4 yrs after $47,456
University of California-Davis California State University-Northridge California Baptist University University of California-Santa Barbara Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary Vanguard University of Southern California California Lutheran University California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt California State University-Bakersfield California State University-Chico California State University-Fullerton California State University-Long Beach Chapman University Claremont McKenna College Concordia University-Irvine La Sierra University Mount Saint Mary's University Occidental College Pepperdine University Point Loma Nazarene University Pomona College Saint Mary's College of California San Diego State University San Francisco State University Santa Clara University Scripps College Stanford University The Master's University and Seminary University of California-Berkeley University of California-Los Angeles University of California-Riverside University of California-San Diego University of Redlands University of San Diego University of Southern California University of the Pacific Westmont College All religious studies programs in California Sorted by earnings four years after graduation. Click a heading to sort.
College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt University of California-Davis Davis, CA 6 n/a $59,448 n/a California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA 8 n/a $51,235 n/a California Baptist University Riverside, CA 26 $40,743 $47,121 $22,438 University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 24 $46,342 $43,377 n/a Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary Los Angeles, CA 42 n/a $38,872 n/a Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA 18 $33,020 n/a $27,583 California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Chico Chico, CA 9 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a Chapman University Orange, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a La Sierra University Riverside, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a Occidental College Los Angeles, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a Pepperdine University Malibu, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a Pomona College Claremont, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA 7 n/a n/a n/a San Diego State University San Diego, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a Scripps College Claremont, CA 0 n/a n/a n/a Stanford University Stanford, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita, CA 9 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 0 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Redlands Redlands, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a University of San Diego San Diego, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a University of the Pacific Stockton, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a
Frequently asked questions How many colleges in California offer religious studies? 37 colleges in California awarded bachelor's degrees in religious studies in 2022-23 or 2023-24, 14 of them public.
Where do religious studies graduates earn the most in California? University of California-Davis, with median earnings of $59,448 four years after graduation (programs with at least 5 graduates).
Religious studies nationwide · All colleges in California
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study file, data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. One-year figures: graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Four-year figures: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. More on the data .