2023 Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Appalachian State University the best value school in North Carolina for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Appalachian State are $8,007 a year.
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Out of the 26 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNCW are $7,514 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ECU are $7,594 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Winston - Salem State University is a great value for health professions students working on their master’s degree. WSSU is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.
WSSU graduate students pay an average of $6,718 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina Central University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at North Carolina Central University are $7,641 a year.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 per year.
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Wingate University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Wingate graduate students pay an average of $11,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Wingate also is in the top 20% of our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
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Western Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCU are $7,480 per year.
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Montreat College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Montreat, Montreat College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montreat College are $9,642 per year.
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| 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 |
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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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.