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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

26 Colleges
$16,024 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,048 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

Check out the health professions master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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 fairly large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Appalachian State are $8,007 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNCW are $7,514 a year.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great value for health professions students working on their master’s degree. ECU is a very 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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#4

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

Out of the 26 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Winston - Salem State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. WSSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WSSU are $6,718 a year.

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Out of the 26 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Central University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the 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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 a year.

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#7

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

With a ranking of #7, Wingate University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit college 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 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 #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

UNC Chapel Hill graduate students pay an average of $12,566 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #2 spot in our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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Western Carolina University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a large student population.

WCU graduate students pay an average of $7,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Montreat College

Montreat, NC

Montreat College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large suburb of Montreat, Montreat College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Montreat College are $9,642 a year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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