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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$21,750 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,350 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services School for You

In 2020-2021, 203 degrees and certificates were awarded to health sciences and services students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #104 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in North Carolina to see which programs offered the best value experiences for health science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health science majors pursuing a .

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Health Sciences & Services

$4,367 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Western Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for health sciences and services students. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCU are $4,367 per year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Western Carolina University Report

$14,370 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cabarrus College of Health Sciences is a great value for health sciences and services students. Cabarrus College of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Concord.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences are $14,370 per year.

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#3

University of Mount Olive

Mount Olive, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Mount Olive is a great value for health sciences and services students. UMO is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Mount Olive.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMO are $22,618 per year. On average, health science graduates from UMO take out $34,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Health Sciences & Services at University of Mount Olive Report

#4

Lees - McRae College

Banner Elk, NC
$28,667 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Lees - McRae College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Lees - McRae College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Banner Elk.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lees - McRae College are $28,667 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Queens University of Charlotte is a great value for health sciences and services students. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Queens undergraduate students pay an average of $38,726 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, health science majors at Queens accumulate an average of around $31,000 in student debt.

Queens excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in North Carolina list.

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$41,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Lenoir - Rhyne University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Hickory, Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Lenoir - Rhyne University undergraduate students pay an average of $41,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Lenoir - Rhyne University Report

#7

Mars Hill University

Mars Hill, NC
$35,665 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Mars Hill University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students. Mars Hill is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mars Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mars Hill are $35,665 a year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Mars Hill University Report

Best Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 544
Virginia 247
Florida 4,327
Tennessee 165
Kentucky 385
South Carolina 87
Louisiana 214
Arkansas 291
Alabama 240
Mississippi 325
West Virginia 100

One of 30 majors within the area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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