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2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York

9 Ranked Colleges
272 Degrees Awarded
$29,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master's in New York

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 York, there were 4,235 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,200 and $27,639 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 272 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in New York

#1

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York. SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Stony Brook also took the #6 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Philosophy & Religious Studies at Stony Brook University

#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York list. This fairly large school is located in Vestal, New York, and it awarded 4 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Fordham University

Bronx, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fordham University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York. This fairly large school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 28 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Fordham U also made our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fordham U are $23,846, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Philosophy & Religious Studies at Fordham U

#4

University at Albany

Albany, New York
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Albany, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAlbany, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAlbany are $25,225, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2019-2020.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

Jewish Theological Seminary of America ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Jewish Theological Seminary of America not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Jewish Theological Seminary of America are $34,472.

Read more about Philosophy & Religious Studies at Jewish Theological Seminary of America

#9 in overall quality

Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Located in Rochester, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2019-2020.

Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School also took the #9 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School are $10,974, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Philosophy & Religious Studies at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School

#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#5 in overall quality

Syracuse University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking, coming in at #8. Syracuse is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 2 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 27 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Philosophy & Religious Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

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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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