2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

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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 District of Columbia, there were 198 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,400 and $36,279 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality philosophy and religious studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in District of Columbia

#1

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia list. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CUA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Philosophy & Religious Studies at Catholic University of America

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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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