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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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 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 Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 55 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for philosophy and religious studies majors pursuing a master's degree.

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. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.

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#2

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Biola University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Biola are $12,006 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jewish Theological Seminary of America. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Jewish Theological Seminary of America graduate students pay an average of $35,710 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Franciscan University of Steubenville 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 city of Steubenville, Franciscan U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Franciscan U graduate students pay an average of $12,888 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Scranton. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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Trinity International University - Illinois ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Deerfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TIU Illinois are $17,780 per year.

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#7

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 per year.

Boston College 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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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree philosophy and religious studies programs. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Austin 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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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each 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 came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

UST MN graduate students pay an average of $23,736 in tuition and fees each 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.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of St Thomas Minnesota Report

Philosophy & Religious Studies by Region

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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).

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