A degree in philosophy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #83 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Philosophy Schools in North Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 303 degrees in philosophy to qualified students.
Your choice of philosophy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for philosophy schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Philosophy Schools in North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the philosophy degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's hard to beat Duke University if you wish to pursue a degree in philosophy. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were approximately 27 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in philosophy has to look into University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population. 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. Students who graduate with their degree from the philosophy program state that they receive average early career wages of $36,042.
It is difficult to beat University of North Carolina at Charlotte if you wish to pursue a degree in philosophy. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Charlotte. This university ranks 6th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 35 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, philosophy degree recipients typically make about $24,034 in the first five years of their career.
Piedmont International University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in philosophy. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Piedmont International University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
There were about 17 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at Piedmont International University in the most recent data year. Philosophy degree recipients from Piedmont International University receive an earnings boost of about $53,776 over the average earnings of philosophy majors.
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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Your choice of philosophy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for philosophy schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
