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2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religion Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

1 Ranked Colleges
17 Degrees Awarded
$5,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Philosophy & Religion Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Philosophy & Religion Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

General Philosophy & Religious Studies is the 320th most popular major in the country with 178 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 $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

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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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 & Religion Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Philosophy & Religion Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Philosophy & Religion Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Philosophy & Religious Studies (With Aid)

#1

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Wake Forest, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religion Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. SEBTS is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wake Forest, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SEBTS also made our “Best General Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at SEBTS are $5,830, 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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