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

7 Ranked Colleges
103 Degrees Awarded
$25,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Pennsylvania, there were 896 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,833 and $26,122 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 103 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Pennsylvania is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760.

Full UPenn Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 8 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k. WCUPA is a fairly large school located in West Chester, Pennsylvania that handed out 12 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

WCUPA also made our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Chester University of Pennsylvania are $16,758, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WCUPA Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2019-2020.

Temple not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k list. Villanova University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Villanova not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova are $20,719.

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#6

Cairn University

Langhorne, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Cairn University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 19 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Cairn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cairn University are $14,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cairn Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#7

University of Scranton

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

University of Scranton landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Scranton, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Scranton are $11,630.

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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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