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2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
99 Degrees Awarded
$31,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid

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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 California, there were 2,272 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,164 and $23,185 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 99 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in philosophy and religious studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality philosophy and religious studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the philosophy and religious studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in California (With Aid)

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 7 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also took the #4 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456.

Full University of California - Irvine Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. UCLA is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 5 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid. 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 took the #1 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the #4 spot on the list. University of California - Riverside is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.

UCR also made our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid list. 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.

UCSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670.

Full University of California - Santa Barbara Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#3 in overall quality

University of California - Berkeley ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid list. University of California - Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also took the #3 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UC Berkeley Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#7

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#8 in overall quality

University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid ranking. UC 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 made our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Santa Cruz are $28,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715.

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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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