History at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

If you plan to study history, take a look at what University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 138 students received a bachelor's degree in history from UNC Chapel Hill.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in History section at the bottom of this page.

UNC Chapel Hill History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History
• Doctorate Degree in History

UNC Chapel Hill History Rankings

The history major at UNC Chapel Hill is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in history from UNC Chapel Hill. This makes it the #84 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do History Graduates from UNC Chapel Hill Make?

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNC Chapel Hill is $28,703. This is less than $28,881, which is the national average of all history majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

History Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 138 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNC Chapel Hill. Of these graduates, 58% were men and 42% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UNC Chapel Hill are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	111
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UNC Chapel Hill History Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a master's degree in history from UNC Chapel Hill. About 70% were men and 30% were women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNC Chapel Hill also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Managers	11,990	$121,500
History Professors	770	$72,800
Curators	590	$47,200
Museum Technicians and Conservators	210	$40,850

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Marchmain05 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.