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2022 Best Value Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in Maryland (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
350 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in Maryland For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in Maryland For Those Getting Aid” 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 Maryland, there were 350 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $20,750 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality philosophy and religious studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in Maryland For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in Maryland For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in Maryland For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in Maryland (With Aid)

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in Maryland For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a fairly large public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 27 ’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UMBC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in Maryland” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County is $19,082 for maryland philosophy & religious studies students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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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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