Philosophy at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

If you are interested in studying philosophy, you may want to check out the program at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092. Of the 6,496 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2021, 61 of them were philosophy majors.

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

UNC Chapel Hill Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy
• Master’s Degree in Philosophy
• Doctorate Degree in Philosophy

UNC Chapel Hill Philosophy Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at UNC Chapel Hill 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 Popular Philosophy Schools	12
	15

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in philosophy from UNC Chapel Hill. This makes it the #66 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Philosophy Graduates from UNC Chapel Hill Make?

The median salary of philosophy students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNC Chapel Hill is $36,042. This is 26% higher than $28,602, which is the national average for all philosophy bachelor's degree recipients.

Philosophy Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at UNC Chapel Hill since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at UNC Chapel Hill are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its philosophy bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	33
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UNC Chapel Hill Philosophy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNC Chapel Hill also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 7 students 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 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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 Marchmain05 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.