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2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
154 Degrees Awarded
$45,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 the New England region, there were 1,246 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,300 and $21,904 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 154 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the philosophy and religious studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree philosophy & religious studies students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Boston College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree philosophy & religious studies students with aid list, Boston College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930.

Full Boston College Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 3 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Connecticut is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Boston U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Philosophy & Religious Studies at Boston U

#5

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #5 spot on the list. Tufts University is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 9 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #2 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168.

Read more about Philosophy & Religious Studies at Tufts

#6

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Brandeis University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Brandeis is a medium-sized school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 9 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brandeis, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis are $52,060, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Brandeis University Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

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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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