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

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 for a Master’s in New Jersey” 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 New Jersey, there were 1,887 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,900 and $22,754 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 424 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in philosophy and religious studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great philosophy and religious studies programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in New Jersey

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #2 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132.

Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#2

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$25,172 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seton Hall University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey list. Seton Hall University is a private not-for-profit institution located in South Orange, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seton Hall, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hall are $25,172, 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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