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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$27,281 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,113 Avg Salary

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

Philosophy & Religious Studies is the #26 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 943 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania to see which master's degree 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.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Philosophy & Religious Studies

#1

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

Our analysis found University of Scranton to be the best value school for philosophy and religious studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Scranton are $11,630 a year.

University of Scranton also claimed a spot on our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of Scranton Report

#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UPenn are $42,932 a year.

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

Read full report on Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of Pennsylvania

#3

Cairn University

Langhorne, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cairn University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Langhorne, Cairn is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Cairn graduate students pay an average of $16,596 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Philosophy & Religious Studies at Cairn University

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
New York 3,856
Maryland 320
Delaware 16
District of Columbia 210

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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