2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies (Income $48-$75k) in New Jersey

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Philosophy & Religious Studies is the 29th most popular major in the country with 20,201 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 $30,177 and had an average of $24,197 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Jersey, there were 1,887 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,900 and $22,754 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 424 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in philosophy and religious studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great philosophy and religious studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the philosophy and religious studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies (Income $48-$75k) in New Jersey

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 3 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #2 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Philosophy & Religious Studies at Rutgers New Brunswick

#2

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$25,172 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Seton Hall University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in South Orange, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2019-2020.

Seton Hall did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hall University are $25,172, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies (Income $48-$75k)

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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