Philosophy is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #86 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Philosophy Schools in North Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 265 degrees in philosophy to qualified students.
The philosophy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Philosophy rankings. For our Best Overall Philosophy School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The philosophy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Philosophy Schools in North Carolina.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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The schools below may not offer all types of philosophy degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in philosophy has to check out Duke University. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were approximately 22 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in philosophy. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chapel Hill. This university ranks 2nd out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 72 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in philosophy has to look into University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 29 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The philosophy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Philosophy rankings. For our Best Overall Philosophy School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
