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2023 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$34,055 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,465 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, philosophy and religious studies was ranked #28 in the country. In fact 3,136 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for philosophy and religious studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for philosophy and religious studies majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the best value school in the Far Western US Region for philosophy and religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $30,912 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.

UCSB graduate students pay an average of $28,683 in tuition and fees each year.

UCSB excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of California - Santa Barbara Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of California - Berkeley Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Riverside.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCR are $28,569 a year.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UC Santa Cruz graduate students pay an average of $28,997 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree philosophy and religious studies programs. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UO are $30,567 per year.

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University of Southern California landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree philosophy and religious studies programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USC are $61,396 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 15% of our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy and religious studies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 317
Washington 10
Oregon 11
Nevada 3
Hawaii 10

Philosophy & Religious Studies Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Religious Studies 1,769
Philosophy 1,220
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 106
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 41

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2,680

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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