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Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

25 Colleges
$19,231 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,058 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, health professions students earned 18,617 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Western Carolina University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Pembroke. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Pembroke is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Pembroke.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Pembroke are $3,495 per year.

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#3

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Fayetteville State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in North Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fayetteville State University are $5,379 per year.

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#4

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Winston - Salem State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in North Carolina. WSSU is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSSU are $6,247 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.

UNC Greensboro undergraduate students pay an average of $7,468 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, North Carolina A & T State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NC A&T are $6,733 per year.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,188 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Charlotte also is in the top 20% of our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking.

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#8

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

ECU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, ECU also did well on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #9, North Carolina Central University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

North Carolina Central University undergraduate students pay an average of $6,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

UNCW undergraduate students pay an average of $7,238 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 5,590
Mississippi 6,374
South Carolina 7,283
Florida 49,046
Virginia 17,510
Arkansas 6,286
Alabama 12,636
Kentucky 10,991
Georgia 15,658
Tennessee 13,576
Louisiana 7,992

Health Professions Majors to Study

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
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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