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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

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46 Degrees Awarded
$29,600 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 19,993 people earned their degree in philosophy and religious studies, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, philosophy and religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,946 and had an average of $22,275 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 491 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,019 and $25,140 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 46 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in philosophy and religious studies. That schools that top this list have a program in philosophy and religious studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.

Top 10 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Denver Seminary
Littleton, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Denver Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Denver Seminary is a small school located in Littleton, Colorado that handed out 16 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Denver Seminary Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

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Naropa University
Boulder, Colorado

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Naropa University landed the #2 spot on the list. Naropa University is a small school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 6 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. The University of Montana is a fairly large public school situated in Missoula, Montana. It awarded 5 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UM Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. University of Colorado Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Colorado Boulder Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #5 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

University of Utah came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Utah is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, 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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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

With a ranking of #7, University of Denver did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

University of Wyoming came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UW is a public institution located in Laramie, Wyoming. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Philosophy & Religious Studies at UW

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Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 19 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Philosophy & Religious Studies at Brigham Young University - Provo

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

University of Idaho landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Philosophy & Religious Studies at U of I

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