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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$21,786 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,931 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for liberal arts majors pursuing a master's degree.

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 very 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NC State is ranked #4 for overall quality for liberal arts in North Carolina.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. 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.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Asheville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in North Carolina. 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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#4

Duke University

Durham, NC

Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Duke are $59,141 a year.

Duke also made our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #1.

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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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