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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

9 Ranked Colleges
398 Degrees Awarded
$11,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 20,201 people earned their degree in philosophy and religious studies, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 484 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,950 and $23,651 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 398 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in philosophy and religious studies. 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.

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 Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Orem, Utah, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UVU also made our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for UVU is $7,334 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy & Religious Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $8,834 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Brigham Young University - Provo.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, U of U has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Utah is $11,511 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins is $11,831 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #5 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 65 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $13,366 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend CU - Boulder.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.

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#6

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#7 in overall quality

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UCCS is a public institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, UCCS has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $13,103 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UCCS.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#6 in overall quality

University of Northern Colorado came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 9 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado also made our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $11,571 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Northern Colorado.

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#8

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#8 in overall quality

The University of Montana came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Missoula, Montana, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2019-2020.

UM also made our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for UM is $13,064 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#9 in overall quality

Metropolitan State University of Denver ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 7 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Denver also made our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend MSU Denver is $11,531 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy & Religious Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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