2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in Illinois

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in Illinois” 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 Illinois, there were 532 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,300 and $23,445 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 89 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking analyzed 3 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.

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 Master’s in Illinois

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in Illinois

#1

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$19,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. Loyola University Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 19 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago also made our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Chicago are $19,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Philosophy & Religious Studies at Loyola Chicago

#2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 2 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. University of Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 2 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago also took the #1 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Chicago 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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