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2023 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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$65,465 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor's Degree School for You

Philosophy & Religious Studies is the #27 most popular major in North Carolina with 675 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in North Carolina to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for philosophy and religious studies majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Doctorate in Philosophy & Religious Studies

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in North Carolina for philosophy and religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at Duke University Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy and religious studies schools in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 73
South Carolina 199
Florida 520
Virginia 1,259
Arkansas 67
Mississippi 52
Louisiana 135
Alabama 192
Kentucky 105
Georgia 357
Tennessee 289

Philosophy & Religious Studies Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Philosophy 10,054
Religious Studies 9,470
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 285
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 184

Related Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 556,813
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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