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2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

36 Ranked Colleges
3,171 Degrees Awarded
$15,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southeast region, there were 3,880 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,792 and $24,156 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,171 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 36 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in the Southeast Region

#1

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Wake Forest, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students list, SEBTS has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#2

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#18 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.

American Military University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend American Public University System is $10,222 for southeast region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students.

With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. JMU is a large school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia that handed out 26 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students list, JMU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $22,169 for southeast region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students per year to attend JMU.

The low student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#13 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Florida State University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students list, Florida State has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida State University is $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy & Religious Studies students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#20 in overall quality

Out of the 36 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #5 spot on the list. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 677 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.

Liberty University also made our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #20. The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $28,903 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy & Religious Studies students.

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#19 in overall quality

Florida International University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Florida International University is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 51 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy & Religious Studies students per year to attend Florida International University.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Florida International University Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#11 in overall quality

University of Florida landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 59 degrees to qualified bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Florida is $6,302 for southeast region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#8

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina
#21 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNCW, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington is $19,055 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy & Religious Studies students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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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University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. USF Tampa is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 28 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend USF Tampa is $8,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#10

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

University of Memphis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Memphis is a public institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for University of Memphis is $13,248 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy & Religious Studies students.

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#11

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#10 in overall quality

Virginia Tech landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,198 for southeast region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students per year to attend Virginia Tech.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Virginia Tech Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#12

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida
#24 in overall quality

University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. UCF is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 42 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF also took the #24 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Florida is $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy & Religious Studies students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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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University of Central Arkansas came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $15,376 for southeast region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students per year to attend University of Central Arkansas.

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#14

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#23 in overall quality

University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNC Charlotte is $16,529 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy & Religious Studies students.

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

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#15

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 26 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro is $12,748 for southeast region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students.

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#16

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#14 in overall quality

University of Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#17

Mississippi College

Clinton, Mississippi

Mississippi College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clinton, Mississippi. It awarded 11 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for MC is $17,186 for southeast region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students.

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#18

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#15 in overall quality

With a ranking of #18, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #15 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy & Religious Studies students per year to attend North Carolina State University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#19

Christopher Newport University

Newport News, Virginia
#16 in overall quality

Christopher Newport University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Christopher Newport University is a small public school situated in Newport News, Virginia. It awarded 11 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

CNU also took the #16 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CNU is $25,596 for southeast region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, 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 87%.

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#20

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

University of North Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. This fairly large school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend UNF is $9,606 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy & Religious Studies students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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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#21

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #21, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 97 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNC Chapel Hill is $12,352 for southeast region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#22

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend UARK is $16,381 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy & Religious Studies students.

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

Full UARK Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#17 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 21 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is $15,465 for southeast region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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#24

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#25 in overall quality

Georgia State University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2019-2020.

Georgia State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,953 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy & Religious Studies students per year to attend Georgia State University.

Full Georgia State University Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#22 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 27 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $18,825 for southeast region bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students per year to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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%.

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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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