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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Philosophy Master's Degree 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Carolina to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Philosophy program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for philosophy majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Charlotte to be the most popular school for philosophy students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

Women make up 50% of the philosophy majors at the school.

Read full report on Philosophy at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the # 2 spot on the list. SEBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wake Forest.

Read full report on Philosophy at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

Of the 4 students majoring in philosophy at UNC Chapel Hill, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Philosophy at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#4

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

Read full report on Philosophy at Duke University

Best Philosophy Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 4 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.

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