2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Finding the Best History Master's Degree 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 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular History Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Wilmington the most popular school in North Carolina for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 56% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 44% are male.
Out of the 10 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
Women make up 65% of the history majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
About 69% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 31% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in North Carolina. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.
About 47% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 53% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
Of the 10 students majoring in history at UNC Chapel Hill, 70% are male and 30% are female.
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Appalachian State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 8 students majoring in history at Appalachian State, 50% are male and 50% are female.
With a ranking of #7, Western Carolina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. WCU is a large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.
Of the 6 students majoring in history at WCU, 83% are male and 17% are female.
Duke University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
Of the 5 students majoring in history at Duke, 60% are male and 40% are female.
East Carolina University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 3 students majoring in history at ECU, 67% are male and 33% are female.
North Carolina Central University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. North Carolina Central University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Durham.
Best History Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Most Popular 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 |
History Related Majors
History Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| History | 4,391 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 10 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.
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