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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$44,636 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, philosophy and religious studies was ranked #28 in the country. In fact 19,993 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

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

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

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Philosophy & Religious Studies

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best value school for philosophy and religious studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Duke are $59,141 a year.

Duke not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at Duke University Report

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $30,130 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UF is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of Florida Report

Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 675
West Virginia 73
South Carolina 199
Florida 520
Virginia 1,259
Arkansas 67
Mississippi 52
Louisiana 135
Alabama 192
Kentucky 105
Georgia 357
Tennessee 289

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 2 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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