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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$36,130 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,113 Avg Salary

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

Philosophy & Religious Studies is the #27 most popular major in Massachusetts with 587 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Massachusetts 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

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

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

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

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston College the best value school in Massachusetts for philosophy and religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Boston College are $32,722 a year.

Boston College also made our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #5.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at Boston College Report

Out of the 3 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

UMass Amherst graduate students pay an average of $16,251 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Boston U is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

Read full report on Philosophy & Religious Studies at Boston University

Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 43
Maine 55
Rhode Island 78
Connecticut 271
Vermont 59

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

Majors Similar to Philosophy & Religious Studies

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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