Philosophy at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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

UNC Chapel Hill Philosophy 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.

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.

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

42% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% 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 1% more women than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at UNC Chapel Hill 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 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	31
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UNC Chapel Hill Philosophy Master’s Program

29% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 86% 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	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Philosophy

If you plan to be a philosophy major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	72

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
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