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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in North Carolina (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
150 Degrees Awarded
$27,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master's in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” 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 North Carolina, there were 683 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,100 and $22,245 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 150 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in North Carolina (With Aid)

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#2

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Wake Forest, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and it awarded 47 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SEBTS also took the #3 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SEBTS are $5,830.

Full SEBTS Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#3

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 32 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our north carolina master’s degree philosophy & religious studies students with aid list, Duke has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Duke University Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#4

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Forest University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 3 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Wake Forest University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wake Forest University are $39,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Philosophy & Religious Studies at Wake Forest University

#5

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our north carolina master’s degree philosophy & religious studies students with aid list, UNC Charlotte has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#6

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, North Carolina

Gardner - Webb University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. Gardner - Webb is located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.

Gardner - Webb also made our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gardner - Webb are $9,050, 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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