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2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
103 Degrees Awarded
$25,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that 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 Pennsylvania, there were 896 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,833 and $26,122 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 103 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in philosophy and religious studies. 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies (Income $48-$75k) in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k. UPenn is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k. Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.

Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 12 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

WCUPA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WCUPA are $16,758.

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#4

Cairn University

Langhorne, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cairn University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified masters’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cairn, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cairn University are $14,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Villanova University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Villanova, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Villanova also made our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova University are $20,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Scranton

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

University of Scranton landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Scranton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Scranton are $11,630, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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