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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Philosophy & Religious Studies (Income $0-$30k)

5 Ranked Colleges
202 Degrees Awarded
$11,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $0-$30k

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Other Philosophy & Religious Studies is the 296th most popular major in the country with 304 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, other philosophy and religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $35,150 and had an average of $23,236 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 202 other philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in other philosophy and religious studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other philosophy and religious studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other philosophy and religious studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Philosophy & Religious Studies (Income $0-$30k)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbia University in the City of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s other philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.

Columbia also made our “Best Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia University in the City of New York is $8,916 for bachelor’s degree other philosophy & religious studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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

#2

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s other philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame also made our “Best Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $12,498 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Philosophy & Religious Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Notre Dame.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

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#3

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. James Madison University is a large public school situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It awarded 26 bachelors’s other philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

JMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $14,196 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Philosophy & Religious Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend JMU.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies at JMU

#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in San Francisco, California, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other philosophy and religious studies students in 2019-2020.

SFSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $11,123 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Philosophy & Religious Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SFSU.

Full SFSU Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#5

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNCW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,229 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Philosophy & Religious Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UNCW.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies at UNCW

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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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