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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

90 Colleges
$27,417 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,062 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor's 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 90 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value bachelor'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.

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.

2023 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 15% Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for philosophy and religious studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

ASU - Skysong undergraduate students pay an average of $13,092 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ASU - Skysong also is in the top 10% of our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for philosophy and religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Liberty University are $16,160 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value philosophy and religious studies schools in the United States. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $20,622 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Fresno State undergraduate students pay an average of $18,533 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value philosophy and religious studies schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Florida State are $21,683 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value philosophy and religious studies schools in the United States. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UWM are $21,475 a year.

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#7

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at JMU are $29,564 a year.

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

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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for philosophy and religious studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Stevens Point are $17,035 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for philosophy and religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FIU are $18,963 per year.

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University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for philosophy and religious studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Duluth are $19,148 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Duluth also did well on our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#11

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL

Saint Leo University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree philosophy and religious studies programs. St. Leo University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Saint Leo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. Leo University are $26,050 per year.

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#11

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree philosophy and religious studies programs. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SFSU are $19,184 a year.

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California State University - Northridge came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUN are $18,923 per year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Philosophy & Religious Studies students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
14 Duke University Durham, NC
15 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
16 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
17 Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY
18 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI

Philosophy & Religious Studies by Region

View the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
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 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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