2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Philosophy & Religious Studies (Income $30-$48k)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 86 other philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other 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 other 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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The other philosophy & religious studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree other philosophy & religious studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Philosophy & Religious Studies (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Biola University

La Mirada, California

#1 in overall quality

$11,772 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$60,161 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Biola University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in La Mirada, California. It awarded 49 masters’s other philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Biola not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Biola University are $11,772, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Biola Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

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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