Best Value Colleges in North Carolina
168 colleges ranked by value score. Based on earnings after graduation, net cost, and graduation rates.
#1
Davidson College
Davidson, NC·private
Earnings
$81,400
Net Price
$17,379/yr
Grad Rate
91%
100
Value
#2
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC·public
Earnings
$72,200
Net Price
$11,655/yr
Grad Rate
92%
100
Value
#3
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh, NC·public
Earnings
$68,758
Net Price
$17,303/yr
Grad Rate
85%
84
Value
#4
Duke University
Durham, NC·private
Earnings
$97,800
Net Price
$29,612/yr
Grad Rate
96%
80
Value
#5
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, NC·public
Earnings
$40,026
Net Price
$6,364/yr
Grad Rate
46%
72
Value
#6
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC·public
Earnings
$57,289
Net Price
$15,435/yr
Grad Rate
68%
63
Value
#7
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC·public
Earnings
$48,160
Net Price
$10,965/yr
Grad Rate
57%
63
Value
#8
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC·private
Earnings
$78,158
Net Price
$28,719/yr
Grad Rate
90%
61
Value
#9
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC·public
Earnings
$44,440
Net Price
$10,846/yr
Grad Rate
56%
58
Value
#10
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC·public
Earnings
$51,836
Net Price
$16,836/yr
Grad Rate
74%
57
Value
#11
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC·public
Earnings
$55,146
Net Price
$15,739/yr
Grad Rate
62%
55
Value
#12
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC·public
Earnings
$49,458
Net Price
$13,315/yr
Grad Rate
60%
55
Value
#13
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
Concord, NC·private
Earnings
$58,708
Net Price
$17,618/yr
Grad Rate
62%
52
Value
#14
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston Salem, NC·public
Earnings
$38,357
Net Price
$14,906/yr
Grad Rate
78%
50
Value
#15
University of North Carolina Asheville
Asheville, NC·public
Earnings
$44,030
Net Price
$12,250/yr
Grad Rate
55%
49
Value
#16
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC·public
Earnings
$54,967
Net Price
$20,109/yr
Grad Rate
71%
48
Value
#17
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC·public
Earnings
$40,144
Net Price
$7,892/yr
Grad Rate
37%
47
Value
#18
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke, NC·public
Earnings
$43,407
Net Price
$10,260/yr
Grad Rate
44%
47
Value
#19
Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC·private
Earnings
$48,039
Net Price
$17,674/yr
Grad Rate
59%
40
Value
#20
Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem, NC·public
Earnings
$45,344
Net Price
$13,479/yr
Grad Rate
48%
40
Value