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2023 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

12 Colleges
$29,648 Avg Salary
$23,614 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 1,063 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #25 most popular major in North Carolina.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in North Carolina to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for history majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for history students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in North Carolina. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

Full History at Duke University Report

#2

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wake Forest University is a great place for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

History majors at UNC Chapel Hill take out an average of $15,887 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $353.

Full History at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

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

On average, history graduates from NC State take out $19,963 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #5 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 college with a very large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, history majors at UNC Charlotte accumulate an average of around $25,218 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $289, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree history programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a large student population.

On average, history graduates from UNCW take out $24,461 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full History at University of North Carolina at Wilmington Report

University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #8 on this year’s Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

The average amount in student loans that history majors at UNC Greensboro take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,449.

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University of North Carolina at Pembroke came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of North Carolina at Asheville landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree history programs. UNCA is a small public school located in the small city of Asheville.

The average amount in student loans that history majors at UNCA take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,898.

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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
Georgia 679
Virginia 1,500
Florida 887
Tennessee 555
Kentucky 366
South Carolina 423
Louisiana 426
Arkansas 246
Alabama 505
Mississippi 232
West Virginia 539

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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