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2023 Most Popular History Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

47 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular History Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in North Carolina to see which bachelor's degree 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular History Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the most popular school in North Carolina for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

Women make up 42% of the history majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, history graduates from UNC Chapel Hill carry an average student debt load of $15,887. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $353.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

Women make up 35% of the history majors at the school.

On average, history graduates from UNC Charlotte take out $25,218 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. 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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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in North Carolina. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

About 40% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 60% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, history majors at NC State accumulate an average of around $19,963 in student debt.

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The in-demand bachelor’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 fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

About 31% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 69% are male.

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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Out of the 47 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 51 students majoring in history at UNCW, 59% are male and 41% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, history graduates from UNCW carry an average student debt load of $24,461.

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#6

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree history programs. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#7

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

About 59% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 41% are male.

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Appalachian State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 67% are male.

On average, history graduates from Appalachian State take out $21,515 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $323.

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With a ranking of #9, Western Carolina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. WCU is a large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

Of the 37 students majoring in history at WCU, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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#10

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

With a ranking of #10, Wake Forest University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

About 52% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 48% are male.

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Best History Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 25 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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