Best Value / By Major

Best Value Colleges for Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other

Schools ranked by payback period — how quickly you recoup your investment through higher earnings.

3

Schools Ranked

$29,504

Avg. Earnings

128.1 yrs

Best Payback

32

Graduates

How we calculate value: Payback = (4 years of net price) / (major earnings - $35k baseline). A 2-year payback means you recoup your investment in 2 years through higher earnings vs. not attending college.

#	School	Net Price/yr	Major Earnings	Payback
1	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA · Public	$19,216	$35,600	128.1 yrs
2	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC · Public	$19,195	$21,781	N/A
3	University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA · Public	$19,728	$31,133	N/A

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Payback uses earnings by major from the College Scorecard's field-of-study file, last updated June 2026, against net price from the June 2026 release. Scorecard publishes the two separately, so they are different vintages.