2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religion (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Philosophy & Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Philosophy & Religion is the 850th most popular major in the country with 178 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 66 philosophy and religion graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 philosophy and religion graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great philosophy and religion programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the philosophy and religion program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The philosophy & religion school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Philosophy & Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Philosophy & Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree philosophy & religion students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religion (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Wake Forest, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$5,830 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Philosophy & Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. SEBTS is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wake Forest, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SEBTS, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religion Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary are $5,830, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Fyodor Bronnikov.

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