2021 Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina
8Colleges
836Bachelor's Degrees
$24,566Avg Cost*
Finding the Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 836 bachelor's degrees were awarded to history students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state. This means that of the 24,256 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 3.4% were from a college or university in the state.
For this year's Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a bachelor's in history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great history programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the history program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina
The following schools top our list of the Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has taken the #1 spot in this year's history ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population. UNC Chapel Hill also made our Best Colleges for History in North Carolina list, coming in at #2.
The student loan default rate at UNC Chapel Hill is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,990 students at UNC Chapel Hill that take at least one class online. 5,151 students are part time.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population. UNC Charlotte not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for History in North Carolina list.
About 1.7% of UNC Charlotte students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 16,634 students take at least one class online at UNC Charlotte. 7,045 of UNC Charlotte students are attending part time.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population. UNC Greensboro also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for History in North Carolina rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.7%. Approximately 10,689 students take at least one class online at UNC Greensboro. 4,738 students are part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to East Carolina University. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville. ECU also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for History in North Carolina rankings.
The student loan default rate at ECU is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,522 students at ECU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,199 part time students in attendance at ECU.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNCW is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington. UNCW also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for History in North Carolina rankings.
About 1.6% of UNCW students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,583 students take at least one class online at UNCW. There are roughly 4,896 part time students in attendance at UNCW.
Appalachian State University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone. Appalachian State also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for History in North Carolina rankings.
About 1.3% of Appalachian State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 10,639 students take at least one class online at Appalachian State. 2,303 students are part time.
University of North Carolina at Asheville landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Asheville, UNCA is a public college with a small student population. UNCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for History in North Carolina list.
About 2.7% of UNCA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 305 students at UNCA that take at least one class online. 428 of UNCA students are attending part time.
Western Carolina University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. There are approximately 3,568 students at WCU that take at least one class online. 2,712 of WCU students are attending part time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 8 schools only.
References
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).