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Best History Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best History Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best History Doctor'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best History Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Carolina to see which doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

Top North Carolina Schools for a Doctorate in History

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

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

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Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best History Doctor’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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

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Best History Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best History Colleges 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 4 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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