2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Philosophy & Religious Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

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Other Philosophy & Religious Studies is the 296th most popular major in the country with 304 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, other philosophy and religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $35,150 and had an average of $23,236 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 117 other philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,400 and $21,663 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 113 other philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in other philosophy and religious studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other 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 other philosophy and religious studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree other philosophy & religious studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Philosophy & Religious Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$24,274 Average Net Price

$35,420 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. JMU is a large school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia that handed out 26 bachelors’s other philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

JMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend JMU is $24,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Philosophy & Religious Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full JMU Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$22,190 Average Net Price

$23,456 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a fairly large school located in Wilmington, North Carolina that handed out 15 bachelors’s other philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UNCW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington is $22,190 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Philosophy & Religious Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UNCW Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Philosophy & Religious Studies (Income $75-$110k)

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.

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