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2023 Most Popular History Schools in North Carolina

10 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.

The Most Popular History Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in North Carolina to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

Check out the history programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Wilmington to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in North Carolina list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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

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

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#6

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular history programs. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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Appalachian State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Western Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for history students. It came in at #8 on the list. WCU is a large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

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North Carolina Central University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular history programs. North Carolina Central University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Durham.

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#9

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for history students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 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 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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