2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religion (Income $30-$48k)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Philosophy & Religion Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 178 people earned their degree in philosophy and religion, making the major the 850th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 philosophy and religion graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent philosophy and religion programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Philosophy & Religion Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree philosophy & religion students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religion (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Wake Forest, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$5,830 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religion Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 masters’s philosophy and religion degrees in 2019-2020.

SEBTS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Philosophy & Religion Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary are $5,830, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Philosophy & Religion at SEBTS

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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