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2023 Best Philosophy Schools in North Carolina

3 Colleges
$42,988 Avg Salary
$23,753 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Philosophy School for You

In 2020-2021, 303 degrees and certificates were awarded to philosophy students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #72 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Philosophy Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Philosophy Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Philosophy Colleges.

Top North Carolina Schools in Philosophy

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in North Carolina for philosophy students. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Philosophy Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

Philosophy majors at UNC Chapel Hill take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy schools in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

After completing their degree, philosophy graduates from UNC Charlotte carry an average student debtload of $26,000.

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Best Philosophy Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Philosophy Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 218
Virginia 241
Florida 347
Tennessee 149
Kentucky 65
South Carolina 88
Louisiana 104
Arkansas 37
Alabama 99
Mississippi 25
West Virginia 42

One of 3 majors within the area of study, philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Religious Studies 9,470
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 285
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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