by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 1,008 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,875 and $21,549 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 128 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Crown College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota, and it awarded 27 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Friends University landed the #2 spot on the list. Friends University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Friends University Philosophy & Religious Studies Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Ankeny, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maharishi International University landed the #4 spot on the list. Maharishi International University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Maharishi International University Philosophy & Religious Studies Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Graceland University - Lamoni landed the #5 spot on the list. Graceland Lamoni is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lamoni, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Bethel University Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Saint Paul, Minnesota 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 8 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 Mary landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Bismarck, North Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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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With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Saint Louis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. SLU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of St Thomas Minnesota came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UST MN is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Full University of St Thomas Minnesota Philosophy & Religious Studies Report
University of Kansas ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 8 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Missouri State University - Springfield Philosophy & Religious Studies Report
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 5 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read full report on Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
With a ranking of #15, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 2 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 Iowa landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #17, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 19 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Institute of Lutheran Theology came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Institute of Lutheran Theology is a popular private not-for-profit school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 0 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.
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