Sterling, Kansas · Private Non-Profit
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other at Sterling College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 3 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.6% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.6%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~3
- Schools with reported signal
- 36
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 48.2%
- Graduation rate
- 41.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $22,371/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $89,484
- Median debt
- $24,625
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $45,846/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 36 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($1,421 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($10,179 below). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 75% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.1% reported share · $13,807 net A+ San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA · 0.0% reported share · $12,278 net A Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · 0.1% reported share · $21,590 net A 
Truman State University Kirksville, MO · 0.7% reported share · $12,780 net A University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC · 0.1% reported share · $10,260 net B Radford University Radford, VA · 0.4% reported share · $14,578 net B The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN · 0.2% reported share · $14,265 net B William Jewell College Liberty, MO · 0.4% reported share · $17,562 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other accounts for 0.6% of reported programs at Sterling College, which is bigger than 75% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 3 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Sterling College's average net price is $22,371 per year, about $89,484 over four years. That is $1,421 above the $20,950 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $45,846 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $10,179 below the $56,025 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Sterling College #27 of 36 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.