2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Philosophy & Religious Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Washington

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Philosophy & Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Philosophy & Religious Studies is the 320th most popular major in the country with 178 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, philosophy and religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

Across Washington, there were 14 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,202 and $21,977 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent philosophy and religious studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the philosophy and religious studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Philosophy & Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Philosophy & Religious Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Washington

#1

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$11,423 Average Net Price

$29,685 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ellensburg, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s philosophy and religion students in 2019-2020.

CWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. It costs about $11,423 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy & Religion students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Central Washington University.

Read full report on General Philosophy & Religious Studies at Central Washington University

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Philosophy & Religious Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Philosophy & Religious Studies (Income $30-$48k)

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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