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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Getting Aid” 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.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in philosophy and religious studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality philosophy and religious studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. UPenn 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 University of Pennsylvania Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#2

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. Located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WCUPA, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WCUPA are $16,758, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Philosophy & Religious Studies at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

#3

Cairn University

Langhorne, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Cairn University landed the #3 spot on the list. Cairn is located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.

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.

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#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 Getting Aid. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #5 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 Temple are $24,236.

Full Temple Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#5

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 #5 for the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid. Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #2 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 Carnegie Mellon are $47,326.

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#6

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Villanova University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid ranking. Villanova University is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree philosophy & religious studies students with aid list, Villanova has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova are $20,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Villanova University 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 Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Scranton also took the #7 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Scranton are $11,630, 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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