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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 #24 most popular major in North Carolina.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

Top 10 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in North Carolina for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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#2

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Out of the 12 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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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 large city of Raleigh.

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#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree history programs. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #7 on this year’s Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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University of North Carolina at Pembroke 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 #9 on the list. Located in the town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #10, University of North Carolina at Asheville did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNCA is a small public school located in the small city of Asheville.

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

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 32,731

Majors Similar to History

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

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