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2023 Best Value History Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$13,995 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,080 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History School for You

In 2020-2021, 135 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #49 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value History Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in North Carolina to see which programs offered the best value experiences for history students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value History Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value History Colleges.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in History

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for history students. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ECU are $7,297 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value History Schools in North Carolina list. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.

UNCW undergraduate students pay an average of $7,238 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 8 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

UNC Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $7,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great value for history students. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NC State are $9,131 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NC State is ranked #4 for overall quality for history in North Carolina.

Read full report on History at North Carolina State University

The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Chapel Hill are $9,028 a year.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #2 spot in our Best History Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great value for history students. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Greensboro are $7,468 a year.

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Western Carolina University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a large student population.

WCU undergraduate students pay an average of $4,367 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on History at Western Carolina University

#8

Duke University

Durham, NC
$60,244 Average Tuition & Fees

Duke University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Duke are $60,244 per year.

Duke not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best History Schools in North Carolina list.

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Best Value History Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 275
Florida 90
Georgia 60
Tennessee 73
Kentucky 39
Louisiana 78
Alabama 64
South Carolina 39
Mississippi 24
Arkansas 25
West Virginia 249

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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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