2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts general studies was the most popular one in North Carolina. In total, 18,234 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in North Carolina.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Carolina to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Liberal Arts General Studies
Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the best value school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NC State are $11,703 a year.
NC State also made our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #4.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great value for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 a year.
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Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Asheville landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNCA is a small public school located in the small city of Asheville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNCA are $8,036 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in North Carolina. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
Duke graduate students pay an average of $59,141 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Duke did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 7,724 |
| Virginia | 9,302 |
| Florida | 64,444 |
| Tennessee | 10,186 |
| Kentucky | 6,493 |
| South Carolina | 4,243 |
| Louisiana | 2,864 |
| Arkansas | 5,205 |
| Alabama | 5,890 |
| Mississippi | 5,696 |
| West Virginia | 3,558 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 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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