PhD in History

Prepare to become a scholar, researcher, and educator with UNC Greensboro’s Ph.D. in History. This rigorous doctoral program develops advanced expertise in American history while situating the nation’s history within broader global contexts and historical movements.

Working closely with faculty mentors, you’ll combine a major field in American history with supporting fields that provide chronological, methodological, and geographic breadth. Coursework and research explore topics such as politics, culture, economics, race and ethnicity, gender, and transnational connections across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

With a selective admissions process and small cohort model, students benefit from individualized mentorship, extensive research training, and teaching experiences that prepare them for careers in higher education, research, and public scholarship.

Ph.D in History PROGRAM DISTINCTIONS

• Study in a nationally recognized history program. Join one of North Carolina’s leading graduate history programs, known for academic rigor, faculty mentorship, and affordability. UNCG’s graduate history program is ranked 3rd in the state by U.S. News & World Report.
• Examine American history through a global lens. Develop expertise in U.S. history while exploring the international connections, movements, and perspectives that shape historical change.
• Benefit from a selective doctoral environment. Small cohorts foster meaningful collaboration, individualized guidance, and close relationships with faculty and peers.
• Build broad and specialized historical expertise. Combine a major field in American history with supporting fields that provide methodological, chronological, and geographic breadth.
• Pursue your doctorate with financial support. Competitive fellowships, stipends, and assistantships help students focus on their academic and professional goals.

THE PhD in History STUDENT EXPERIENCE

• Conduct original historical research. Work closely with faculty mentors to develop individualized research projects that contribute new knowledge to the field.
• Refine your skills as a scholar and writer. Gain advanced training in historical methods, analysis, academic writing, and professional communication.
• Prepare for excellence in the classroom. Complete a teaching seminar and gain hands-on instructional experience that builds confidence as an educator.
• Receive personalized mentorship. Collaborate with faculty throughout your coursework, research, teaching preparation, and professional development.
• Develop as a future historian and scholar. Graduate prepared to conduct research, publish scholarship, teach at the college level, and contribute to conversations about history’s impact on contemporary society.

AFTER GRADUATIng with a PhD in History

After graduating with a Ph.D. in History from UNCG, you’ll be prepared to conduct original research, teach at the college and university level, and contribute new scholarship to the field. The program develops advanced expertise in American history, strengthens teaching and research skills, and prepares graduates for leadership roles in higher education and public-facing historical institutions.

The history graduate studies page has an updated list of accomplishments of recent graduates.