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2023 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$37,565 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,501 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies 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. 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.

The Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA
$16,160 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the best value school in the Southeast Region for philosophy and religious studies students. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Liberty University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,160 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at Liberty University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Charlotte are $20,622 per year.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $36,891 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNC Chapel Hill also did well on our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

#4

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Emory are $55,468 a year.

Emory also claimed a spot on our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Philosophy & Religious Studies at Emory University

#5

Duke University

Durham, NC

The excellent programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy and religious studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Duke are $60,244 per year.

Duke also took the #1 spot in our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

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#6

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

Florida State undergraduate students pay an average of $21,683 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

University of Virginia undergraduate students pay an average of $54,438 in tuition and fees each year.

University of Virginia also took the #3 spot in our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

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#8

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UF are $28,659 a year.

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

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of Florida Report

$24,517 Average Tuition & Fees

Georgia State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia State are $24,517 per year.

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#10

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for philosophy and religious studies students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vanderbilt are $56,966 per year.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at Vanderbilt University Report

Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy and religious studies schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 14
Florida 73
Virginia 62
Tennessee 64
North Carolina 228
Georgia 70
South Carolina 11
Louisiana 15
Kentucky 9
Arkansas 3
Alabama 38

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 10 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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