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2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
154 Degrees Awarded
$37,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master's in the New England Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 the New England region, there were 1,246 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,300 and $21,904 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 154 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 6 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.

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 Master’s in the New England Region

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in the New England Region

#1

Hartford Seminary

Hartford, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hartford Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Hartford Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 11 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Hartford Seminary not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hartford Seminary are $14,194.

Full Hartford Seminary Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. This fairly large school is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and it awarded 24 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930.

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#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #4 spot on the list. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCONN Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#5

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2019-2020.

Brandeis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis University are $52,060, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Tufts University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #2 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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