Ranked #37 in popularity, humanities is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
There was only one school in North Carolina to review for the 2025 Best Humanities Schools in North Carolina ranking.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Humanities Schools in North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of humanities degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Belmont Abbey College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in humanities. Located in the midsize suburb of Belmont, BAC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a degree in humanities from Belmont Abbey College
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).