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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in New Jersey

1 Ranked Colleges
18 Degrees Awarded
$32,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 New Jersey” 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 New Jersey, there were 1,887 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,900 and $22,754 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,871 and $95,555 respectively.

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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in New Jersey

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey list. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132.

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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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