Philosophy at Western Carolina University

Every philosophy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the philosophy program at Western Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from WCU.

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

WCU Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

WCU Philosophy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how WCU 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 WCU 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	300
Most Focused Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	438
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	492

Philosophy Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 philosophy students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WCU, about 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at WCU since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 Western Carolina 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.