2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 3rd in North Carolina. In fact, 7,425 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
The Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Wilmington to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.
UNCW graduate students pay an average of $7,514 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.
ECU graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 16 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Appalachian State are $8,007 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winston - Salem State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. WSSU is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSSU are $6,718 per year.
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Western Carolina University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCU are $7,480 per year.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.
UNC Greensboro graduate students pay an average of $8,265 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of North Carolina at Pembroke came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNC Pembroke is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Pembroke.
UNC Pembroke graduate students pay an average of $6,775 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 a year.
UNC Chapel Hill also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.
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Gardner - Webb University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Gardner - Webb graduate students pay an average of $10,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 7,112 |
| Virginia | 6,775 |
| Florida | 21,209 |
| Tennessee | 6,004 |
| Kentucky | 6,395 |
| South Carolina | 3,296 |
| Louisiana | 3,502 |
| Arkansas | 2,882 |
| Alabama | 7,364 |
| Mississippi | 2,838 |
| West Virginia | 1,771 |
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 16 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).
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