2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Philosophy & Religious Studies (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Philosophy & Religion Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

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

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality philosophy and religious studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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 religious studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Philosophy & Religion Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Philosophy & Religion Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree philosophy & religion students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Philosophy & Religious Studies (With Aid)

#1

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Wake Forest, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$5,830 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religion Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is located in Wake Forest, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s philosophy and religion degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SEBTS, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SEBTS are $5,830.

Full Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary General Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

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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