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2024 Best General History Schools in North Carolina

12 Colleges in North Carolina
1,041 General History Degrees Awarded
General History is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #23 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 12 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General History Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,041 degrees in general history during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General History School

Best General History Schools in North Carolina The general history program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General History rankings. We derive our Best Overall General History School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your General History Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in General History
Master's Degrees in General History
Doctor's Degrees in General History

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General History Schools in North Carolina list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General History in North Carolina

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general history degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top North Carolina Schools in General History

1
Duke crest
Duke University
Durham, NC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NC
56 General History Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in general history needs to take a look at Duke University. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were approximately 56 general history students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
159 General History Degrees Awarded

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general history. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #43 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.

There were about 159 general history students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Wake Forest University crest
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In NC
33 General History Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Wake Forest University if you want to pursue a degree in general history. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Winston-Salem. A Best Colleges rank of #128 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wake Forest University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 33 general history students who graduated with this degree at Wake Forest University in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC
87 General History Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in general history needs to look into North Carolina State University. NC State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Raleigh. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.

There were about 87 general history students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC
142 General History Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #378 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNC Charlotte is a great university overall.

There were about 142 general history students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NC
76 General History Degrees Awarded

Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 76 general history students who graduated with this degree at UNCW in the most recent data year.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NC
53 General History Degrees Awarded

ECU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Greenville. A Best Colleges rank of #414 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 53 general history students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NC
77 General History Degrees Awarded

UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Greensboro. This university ranks 12th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 77 general history students who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent data year.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
17th Most Popular In NC

Located in the city of Asheville, UNCA is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 57th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 12 general history students who graduated with this degree at UNCA in the most recent data year.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NC
43 General History Degrees Awarded

WCU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Cullowhee. This university ranks 17th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 43 general history students who graduated with this degree at WCU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best General History Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General History Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 879
Georgia 690 650
Virginia 630 1,464
Tennessee 624 522
South Carolina 530 412
Kentucky 518 355
Mississippi 501 231
Alabama 500 498
Louisiana 489 426
Arkansas 466 243
West Virginia 410 379

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General History is one of 8 different types of History programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public/Applied History 9
Other History 8
American History (United States) 5

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