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2023 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Associate Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$21,144 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,599 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Associate Degree School for You

Philosophy & Religious Studies is the #28 most popular major in the country with 19,993 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for philosophy and religious studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Philosophy & Religious Studies

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the best value school in the United States for philosophy and religious studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Liberty University are $16,160 a year.

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Out of the 3 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Franciscan University of Steubenville landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Steubenville, Franciscan U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Franciscan U undergraduate students pay an average of $30,180 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 3 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVU are $17,092 a year.

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

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Philosophy & Religious Studies by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Philosophy & Religious Studies Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Philosophy 10,054
Religious Studies 9,470
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 285
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 184

Related Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 556,813
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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).

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