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2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

50 Colleges
$2,412 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 50 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Pitt Community College the best value school in North Carolina for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Pitt Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Winterville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt Community College are $1,940 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Pitt Community College also is in the top 15% of our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Alamance Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in North Carolina. Located in the rural area of Graham, ACC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ACC are $2,310 per year.

ACC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.

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Out of the 50 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, South Piedmont Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. South Piedmont Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Polkton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Piedmont Community College are $2,015 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Forsyth Technical Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Forsyth Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Forsyth Tech are $2,152 per year.

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Out of the 50 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Piedmont Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Piedmont Community College are $2,792 a year.

Central Piedmont Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.

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Montgomery Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. MCC is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Troy.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $2,538 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MCC is ranked #3 for overall quality for health professions in North Carolina.

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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. A-B Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Asheville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at A-B Tech are $2,632 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, Brunswick Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Brunswick Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Bolivia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Brunswick Community College are $2,532 a year.

Brunswick Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.

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Vance-Granville Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Vance-Granville Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Henderson.

Vance-Granville Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,944 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Guilford Technical Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Guilford Technical Community College are $2,289 per 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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