Philosophy at North Carolina State University

What traits are you looking for in a philosophy school? To help you decide if North Carolina State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's philosophy program.

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 36,042. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from NC State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Philosophy section at the bottom of this page.

NC State Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

NC State Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at NC State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at NC State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Philosophy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	658

Philosophy Student Demographics at NC State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy majors at North Carolina State University.

NC State Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 philosophy students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NC State, about 71% were men and 29% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at NC State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from North Carolina State University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NC State also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Religious Studies

Careers That Philosophy Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Mathematical Science Professors	1,870	$74,330
Philosophy and Religion Professors	740	$81,680

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Haruhide000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.