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Overview for Philosophy

A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applications to the theoretical foundations and methods of other disciplines.

Careers for Philosophy Majors

A major in Philosophy is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Philosophy

Top 16 North Carolina Colleges with the highest percentage of Philosophy among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Salem College
Winston Salem, NC
 4
(2.5%)
 $20,415 
Wake Forest University
Winston Salem, NC
 15
(1.5%)
Highly Selective$36,560 
St Andrews Presbyterian College
Laurinburg, NC
 2
(1.2%)
Open Admissions$20,375 
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Duke University
Durham, NC
 16
(1.1%)
Most Selective$37,295 
Guilford College
Greensboro, NC
 5
(1.0%)
Moderately Selective$26,030 
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Asheville, NC
 6
(0.9%)
Less Selective$15,504 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
 29
(0.7%)
Highly Selective$22,295 
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Davidson College
Davidson, NC
 3
(0.7%)
Most Selective$34,776 
Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa, NC
 1
(0.6%)
Less Selective$22,666 
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
 12
(0.5%)
Less Selective$15,629 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.