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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

10 Ranked Colleges
105 Degrees Awarded
$30,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 the Far Western US region, there were 2,882 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,911 and $22,414 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 105 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 10 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 Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, UW Seattle has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #2 spot on the list. UC Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.

UC Davis also made our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700.

Full University of California - Davis Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#3

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #3 spot on the list. UCLA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also made our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131.

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#9 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the #4 spot on the list. University of California - Riverside is a large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 5 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UCR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UC Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 7 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of California - Irvine

#4 in overall quality

University of California - Berkeley did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347.

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#7

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#8 in overall quality

University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#10 in overall quality

University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of California - Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.

UC Santa Cruz also took the #10 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Santa Cruz are $28,952.

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#9

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full USC Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#10

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#11 in overall quality

University of Oregon did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. University of Oregon is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UO, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Oregon Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

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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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