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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

57 Colleges
$2,392 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,649 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 57 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value programs for liberal arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in North Carolina

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

Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools

Our 2023 rankings named South Piedmont Community College the best value school in North Carolina for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the rural area of Polkton, South Piedmont Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Piedmont Community College are $2,015 a year. Liberal Arts majors at South Piedmont Community College take out an average of $11,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

South Piedmont Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in North Carolina list.

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#2

Craven Community College

New Bern, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Craven Community College is a great value for liberal arts general studies students. Craven Community College is a small public school located in the city of New Bern.

Craven Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,022 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, liberal arts graduates from Craven Community College take out $6,442 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 57 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Alamance Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ACC are $2,310 a year. While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at ACC accumulate an average of around $6,812 in student debt.

ACC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in North Carolina list.

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$1,944 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vance-Granville Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Henderson, Vance-Granville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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

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$2,289 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Guilford Technical Community College is a great value for liberal arts general studies students. Guilford Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Guilford Technical Community College are $2,289 per year. Liberal Arts majors at Guilford Technical Community College take out an average of $16,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#6

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC
$1,940 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Pitt Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the midsize suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt Community College are $1,940 per year. After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from Pitt Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,255.

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$1,966 Average Tuition & Fees

Rockingham Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in North Carolina ranking. RCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Wentworth.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RCC are $1,966 a year.

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$2,228 Average Tuition & Fees

Durham Technical Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Durham, Durham Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Durham Technical Community College are $2,228 a year. On average, liberal arts graduates from Durham Technical Community College take out $11,760 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Wake Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #9 on the list. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wake Technical Community College are $2,768 per year. On average, liberal arts graduates from Wake Technical Community College take out $11,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Wake Technical Community College also did well on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in North Carolina ranking. CCCTI is a small public school located in the suburb of Hudson.

CCCTI undergraduate students pay an average of $2,537 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from CCCTI carry an average student debtload of $6,250.

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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools 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 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).

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