2023 Best Value Philosophy Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Philosophy Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value programs for philosophy students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Philosophy
Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to be the best value school for philosophy students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Chapel Hill are $9,028 a year. Philosophy majors at UNC Chapel Hill take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNC Chapel Hill is ranked #4 for overall quality for philosophy in North Carolina.
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Out of the 3 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
UNC Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $7,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, philosophy graduates from UNC Charlotte carry an average student debtload of $26,000.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Charlotte also is in the top 15% of our Best Philosophy Schools in North Carolina ranking.
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The excellent programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy schools in North Carolina. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
Duke undergraduate students pay an average of $60,244 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Duke also made our Best Philosophy Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #1.
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Request InformationBest Value Philosophy Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Philosophy Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 218 |
Virginia | 241 |
Florida | 347 |
Tennessee | 149 |
Kentucky | 65 |
South Carolina | 88 |
Louisiana | 104 |
Arkansas | 37 |
Alabama | 99 |
Mississippi | 25 |
West Virginia | 42 |
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Philosophy Related Majors for Philosophy
One of 3 majors within the area of study, philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
- 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.