2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for History in North Carolina

History is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #35 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for History in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 27 doctor's degrees in history during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great History School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in history matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for History in North Carolina ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of history students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for history.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study History in North Carolina

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in history.

Most Well Attended Schools for History Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

18 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in history. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chapel Hill. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in history in North Carolina.

There were roughly 18 history individuals who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.

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2

Duke University
Durham, NC

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Duke University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in history. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in history in North Carolina.

There were roughly 4 history individuals who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of North Carolina at Greensboro is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in history. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Greensboro. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in history in North Carolina.

There were roughly 4 history individuals who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent year we have data available.

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in history has to check out North Carolina State University. NC State is a very large public university located in the large city of Raleigh. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in history in North Carolina.

There were about 1 history individuals who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.

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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	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	143	28
Virginia	126	24
Georgia	124	23
Louisiana	99	4
Tennessee	98	28
Alabama	94	9
South Carolina	88	8
Kentucky	86	0
Mississippi	72	11
Arkansas	57	7
West Virginia	49	5

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History Related Rankings by Major

History is one of 0 different types of History programs to choose from.

History Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General History	26
Public/Applied History	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.