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Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

2023 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$35,680 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,113 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master's Degree School for You

Philosophy & Religious Studies is the #23 most popular major in District of Columbia with 210 degrees and certificates awarded 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia 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.

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.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the best value school in District of Columbia for philosophy and religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

GWU graduate students pay an average of $32,904 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GWU is ranked #2 for overall quality for philosophy and religious studies in District of Columbia.

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#2

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The American University are $38,456 per year.

The American University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,506
Pennsylvania 943
New York 3,856
Maryland 320
Delaware 16

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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