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2023 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

55 Colleges
$24,427 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,113 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master'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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 55 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for philosophy and religious studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the best value school for philosophy and religious studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Biola University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value philosophy and religious studies schools in the United States. Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Mirada.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Biola are $12,006 per year.

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Out of the 55 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Jewish Theological Seminary of America landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Jewish Theological Seminary of America are $35,710 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Franciscan University of Steubenville is a great value for philosophy and religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Franciscan U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Steubenville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Franciscan U are $12,888 per year.

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#5

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

Out of the 55 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Scranton landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

University of Scranton graduate students pay an average of $11,630 in tuition and fees each year.

University of Scranton excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools list.

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With a ranking of #6, Trinity International University - Illinois did quite well on this year’s best value schools for philosophy and religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Deerfield, TIU Illinois is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

TIU Illinois graduate students pay an average of $17,780 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for philosophy and religious studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

Boston College graduate students pay an average of $32,722 in tuition and fees each year.

Boston College also claimed a spot on our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best value schools for philosophy and religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.

UT Austin also claimed a spot on our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best value schools for philosophy and religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.

UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools list.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for philosophy and religious studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UST MN are $23,736 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UST MN also did well on our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Philosophy & Religious Studies by Region

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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 25 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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