Philosophy at Wake Forest University

If you plan to study philosophy, take a look at what Wake Forest University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a total student population of 8,789. Of the 1,472 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University in 2021, 17 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.

Wake Forest University Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Wake Forest University Philosophy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how Wake Forest University performed in these rankings.

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 Wake Forest University 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	123
Most Focused Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	237

Philosophy Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy majors at Wake Forest University.

Wake Forest University Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Wake Forest University. About 53% of these graduates were women and the other 47% were men. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Wake Forest University since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Wake Forest University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Wake Forest University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Wake Forest University 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 Wake Forest 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 JHMM13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.