by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in North Carolina for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Philosophy & Religious Studies is the 28th most popular major in the country with 19,993 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, philosophy and religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,946 and had an average of $22,275 in loans still to pay off.
Across North Carolina, there were 677 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,366 and $24,521 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 183 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,453 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in North Carolina for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in philosophy and religious studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful philosophy and religious studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in North Carolina for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in North Carolina for a Master’s. SEBTS is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wake Forest, North Carolina. It awarded 96 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Piedmont International University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. Piedmont International University is a small school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 42 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Piedmont International University Philosophy & Religious Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in North Carolina for a Master’s. Duke is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 12 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in North Carolina for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #4 spot on the list. UNC Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grace College of Divinity. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in North Carolina for a Master’s. Grace College of Divinity is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Philosophy & Religious Studies at Grace College of Divinity
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in North Carolina for a Master’s ranking. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Philosophy & Religious Studies at UNC Chapel Hill
Pfeiffer University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in North Carolina for a Master’s ranking. Located in Misenheimer, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Philosophy & Religious Studies at Pfeiffer University
Wake Forest University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in North Carolina for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Wake Forest University Philosophy & Religious Studies Report
Gardner - Webb University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Philosophy & Religious Studies at Gardner - Webb University
With a ranking of #10, Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. Located in Hickory, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2020-2021.
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