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2023 Most Popular History Schools in North Carolina

47 Colleges
$31,080 Avg Salary
$22,632 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular History Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 47 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 Chapel Hill to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

After completing their degree, history graduates from UNC Chapel Hill carry an average student debt load of $15,400. 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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Out of the 47 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

History majors at UNC Charlotte take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree. 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 excellent programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in North Carolina. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

History majors at NC State take out an average of $21,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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 Greensboro landed the # 4 spot on the 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 is $23,457.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a large student population.

History majors at UNCW take out an average of $25,269 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#6

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Schools in North Carolina ranking. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

History majors at Duke take out an average of $12,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#7

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 #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

History majors at ECU take out an average of $26,300 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Appalachian State 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. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, history graduates from Appalachian State take out $23,000 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $323.

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Western Carolina University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular history programs. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

History majors at WCU take out an average of $25,550 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#10

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular history programs. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

History majors at Wake Forest University take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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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