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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies 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

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 Pennsylvania” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 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” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the philosophy and religious studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree philosophy & religious studies students.

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

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. West Chester, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree philosophy & religious studies students list, WCUPA has also earned the #4 rank 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania are $16,758.

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

#2

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the #2 spot on the list. Villanova University is a fairly large school located in Villanova, Pennsylvania that handed out 6 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Villanova also took the #3 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova University are $20,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Villanova Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#3

Cairn University

Langhorne, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cairn University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Langhorne, 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 19 students 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.

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#4

University of Scranton

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Scranton. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree philosophy & religious studies students list, University of Scranton has also earned the #7 rank 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.

Full University of Scranton Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #5 spot on the list. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 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 University are $24,236.

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#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania ranking. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree philosophy & religious studies students list, UPenn has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. 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.

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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Philosophy & Religious Studies at Carnegie Mellon University

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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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