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Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other.

Bachelor's Degree•37 Institutions

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.

Annual Full Cost vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution. Shows the spread of annual sticker price (or net price if sticker price is unavailable) vs earnings 4 years post-grad.

Field Median ($42,597)
P25-P75 Interval ($31,133 - $59,604)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)

SAT Average vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's average SAT score. SAT scores describe the school's undergraduate admissions overall, not this program, and come from enrollees who submitted scores.

Overall Median ($42,597)
P25-P75 Interval ($31,133 - $59,604)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis

Acceptance Rate vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's undergraduate acceptance rate, with the most selective schools on the right. Schools without a reported rate are grouped on the left.

Overall Median ($42,597)
P25-P75 Interval ($31,133 - $59,604)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Conway
AR
-
Nat: $46,083
$23,177
/yr
-
-$0
Arkadelphia
AR
-
Nat: $46,083
$25,343
/yr
-
-$0
University of La Verne
La Verne
CA
-
Nat: $46,083
$20,523
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $46,083
$40,555
/yr
-
-$0
San Francisco
CA
-
Nat: $46,083
$9,803
/yr
-
-$0
Albertus Magnus College
New Haven
CT
-
Nat: $46,083
$31,731
/yr
-
-$0
Bethune-Cookman University
Daytona Beach
FL
-
Nat: $46,083
$13,059
/yr
-
-$0
Tallahassee
FL
-
Nat: $46,083
$15,220
/yr
-
-$0
Bourbonnais
IL
-
Nat: $46,083
$19,978
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
Marion
IN
-
Nat: $46,083
$22,440
/yr
-
-$0
Notre Dame
IN
-
Nat: $46,083
$25,339
/yr
-
-$0
Wichita
KS
-
Nat: $46,083
$26,384
/yr
-
-$0
McPherson
KS
-
Nat: $46,083
$28,431
/yr
-
-$0
Sterling College
Sterling
KS
-
Nat: $46,083
$24,297
/yr
-
-$0
Conception
MO
-
Nat: $46,083
-
/yr
-
-$0
Kirksville
MO
-
Nat: $46,083
$12,317
/yr
-
-$0
Glassboro
NJ
-
Nat: $46,083
$23,938
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $46,083
$15,370
/yr
-
-$0
Ithaca
NY
-
Nat: $46,083
$33,233
/yr
-
-$0
Roberts Wesleyan University
Rochester
NY
-
Nat: $46,083
$23,239
/yr
-
-$0
Sparkill
NY
-
Nat: $46,083
$21,253
/yr
-
-$0
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke
NC
-
Nat: $46,083
$10,522
/yr
-
-$0
Shaw University
Raleigh
NC
-
Nat: $46,083
$24,242
/yr
-
-$0
University of Jamestown
Jamestown
ND
-
Nat: $46,083
$19,440
/yr
-
-$0
Wilmington
OH
-
Nat: $46,083
$28,567
/yr
-
-$0
Benedict College
Columbia
SC
-
Nat: $46,083
$17,734
/yr
-
-$0
Orangeburg
SC
-
Nat: $46,083
$19,710
/yr
-
-$0
Newberry
SC
-
Nat: $46,083
$22,104
/yr
-
-$0
Rock Hill
SC
-
Nat: $46,083
$16,375
/yr
-
-$0
Chattanooga
TN
-
Nat: $46,083
$15,026
/yr
-
-$0
Union University
Jackson
TN
-
Nat: $46,083
$22,995
/yr
-
-$0
Bridgewater
VA
-
Nat: $46,083
$21,083
/yr
-
-$0
Hampden-Sydney
VA
-
Nat: $46,083
$26,626
/yr
-
-$0
Radford
VA
-
Nat: $46,083
$13,701
/yr
-
-$0
Harrisonburg
VA
$59,604
Nat: $46,083
4yr Post-Grad
$23,550
/yr
$18,500
-$36k
Wilmington
NC
$42,597
Nat: $46,083
4yr Post-Grad
$19,570
/yr
-
-$164k
Fredericksburg
VA
$31,133
Nat: $46,083
2yr Post-Grad
$23,821
/yr
-
-$268k
Analysis Notes:
  • Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
  • Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).