2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

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Religion/Religious Studies is the 173rd most popular major in the country with 3,832 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 137 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religion/religious studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religion/religious studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the religion/religious studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in Pennsylvania

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. Temple is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s religion degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. University of Pennsylvania is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760.

Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at University of Pennsylvania

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region
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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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