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2023 Best Value History Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

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 Value History Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value programs for history students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

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

2023 Best Value History Schools in North Carolina

Check out the history programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in History

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECU are $7,297 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a great value for history students. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a large student population.

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

Full History at University of North Carolina at Wilmington Report

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. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Charlotte are $7,188 a year.

Full History at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value History Schools in North Carolina list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

NC State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,131 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NC State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best History Schools in North Carolina list.

Read full report on History at North Carolina State University

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

UNC Greensboro undergraduate students pay an average of $7,468 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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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 #5 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNC Chapel Hill is ranked #2 for overall quality for history in North Carolina.

Full History at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

Western Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for history students. It came in at #7 on the list. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCU are $4,367 per year.

Read full report on History at Western Carolina University

#8

Duke University

Durham, NC
$60,244 Average Tuition & Fees

Duke University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools in North Carolina ranking. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

Duke undergraduate students pay an average of $60,244 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Duke is ranked #1 for overall quality for history in North Carolina.

Read full report on History at Duke University

Best Value History Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value History Colleges 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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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