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2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado

5 Ranked Colleges
217 Degrees Awarded
$17,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in Colorado

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 20,201 people earned their degree in philosophy and religious studies, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. 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 Colorado, there were 282 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,950 and $23,651 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 217 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,261 and $25,672 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the philosophy and religious studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in Colorado

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado State University - Fort Collins is $18,668 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy & Religious Studies students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Colorado State Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado list. University of Northern Colorado is a public institution located in Greeley, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado also made our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $15,714 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy & Religious Studies students per year to attend University of Northern Colorado.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 65 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $21,680 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy & Religious Studies students per year to attend CU - Boulder.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.

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#4

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado list. UCCS is a fairly large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 24 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UCCS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is $16,486 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy & Religious Studies students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #5 spot on the list. Metropolitan State University of Denver is a fairly large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 7 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Denver not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The estimated yearly cost for Metropolitan State University of Denver is $14,257 for colorado bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students.

Full MSU Denver 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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