Sterling, Kansas · Private Non-Profit
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other at Sterling College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.6% reported program-share signal, $22,371 school-wide net price, and $45,846 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. 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.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.6%), school-wide average net price ($22,371), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($45,846), and peer averages from 36 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. 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.
The answer is a value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. 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). Together, those evidence points place Sterling College in the 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.