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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

46 Colleges
$2,392 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,682 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts / sciences and humanities was ranked 3rd in North Carolina. In fact, 18,234 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 46 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

Check out the liberal arts / sciences and humanities associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named South Piedmont Community College the best value school in North Carolina for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Polkton, South Piedmont Community College is a public school 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, South Piedmont Community College is ranked #3 for overall quality for liberal arts / sciences and humanities in North Carolina.

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#2

Craven Community College

New Bern, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Craven Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Craven Community College is a small public school located in the city of New Bern.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Craven Community College are $2,022 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Craven Community College also did well on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alamance Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

ACC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,310 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

ACC also claimed a spot on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Out of the 46 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Vance-Granville Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Henderson, Vance-Granville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Vance-Granville Community College are $1,944 a year.

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Out of the 46 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Guilford Technical Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Guilford Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Guilford Technical Community College are $2,289 a year.

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#6

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Pitt Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Pitt Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,940 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Rockingham Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. RCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Wentworth.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RCC are $1,966 per year.

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Durham Technical Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the large 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.

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Wake Technical Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wake Technical Community College are $2,768 per year.

Wake Technical Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CCCTI also is in the top 15% of our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 3,558
South Carolina 4,243
Florida 64,444
Virginia 9,302
Arkansas 5,205
Mississippi 5,696
Louisiana 2,864
Alabama 5,890
Kentucky 6,493
Georgia 7,724
Tennessee 10,186

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 556,813

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

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