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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” 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 the Plains States region, there were 952 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,700 and $22,931 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 119 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in philosophy and religious studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality philosophy and religious studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the philosophy and religious studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in the Plains States Region

#1

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota

#5 in overall quality

$10,270 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Crown College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Crown College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Crown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Crown College are $10,270, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Philosophy & Religious Studies at Crown College

#2

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$24,814 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #2 spot on the list. University of St Thomas Minnesota is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 11 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UST MN also took the #2 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UST MN are $24,814, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UST MN Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Philosophy & Religious Studies at Iowa

#4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #4 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 2 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#4 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Philosophy & Religious Studies at KU

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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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