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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Minnesota” ranking - to help you make that 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 Minnesota, there were 318 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,567 and $21,808 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 33 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

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

#1

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota

#2 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 Minnesota. Located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2019-2020.

Crown also made our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Crown College are $10,270, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Philosophy & Religious Studies at Crown College

#2

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$24,814 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2019-2020.

UST MN also took the #1 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UST MN are $24,814, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of St Thomas Minnesota 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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