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2023 Best History Schools in North Carolina

8 Colleges
$31,080 Avg Salary
$22,632 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History School for You

History is the #25 most popular major in North Carolina with 135 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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, Grad Degree Search has created its Best History Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in North Carolina to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best History Schools in North Carolina

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

Top North Carolina Schools in History

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in North Carolina for history students. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best History Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best History Schools in North Carolina list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 Wilmington landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for history students. It came in at #7 on the list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

Read full report on History at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

With a ranking of #8, Western Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

Full History at Western Carolina University Report

Best History Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best History Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 4,391

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

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