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2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

2 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$26,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

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 the Plains States region, there were 952 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,700 and $22,931 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 7 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, KU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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