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2023 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$37,974 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,465 Avg Salary

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

Philosophy & Religious Studies is the #28 most popular major in the country with 3,136 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

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

2023 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the philosophy and religious studies doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Our 2023 rankings named Jewish Theological Seminary of America the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for philosophy and religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Jewish Theological Seminary of America graduate students pay an average of $35,710 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at Jewish Theological Seminary of America Report

#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great value for philosophy and religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.

UPenn also took the #3 spot in our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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#3

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fordham U are $23,846 per year.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at Fordham University Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CUA are $51,630 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick graduate students pay an average of $33,215 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University at Albany

Albany, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a large student population.

UAlbany graduate students pay an average of $25,325 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at University at Albany Report

#7

New York University

New York, NY

New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for philosophy and religious studies students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NYU also did well on our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at New York University Report

Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Columbia also did well on our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy and religious studies colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 324
Pennsylvania 122
Maryland 54
New Jersey 584
District of Columbia 68

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

Majors Similar to Philosophy & Religious Studies

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 8 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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