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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities 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 / Sciences & Humanities 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 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 57 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges.

Top 10 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools

Our analysis found South Piedmont Community College to be the best value school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Located in the rural area of Polkton, South Piedmont Community College is a public school with a small student population.

South Piedmont Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,015 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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 & Humanities Schools in North Carolina list.

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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 Schools in North Carolina list. Craven Community College is a small public school located in the small city of New Bern.

Craven Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,022 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at Craven Community College accumulate an average of around $6,442 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Alamance Community College is a great value for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

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

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

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$1,944 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 57 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.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vance-Granville Community College are $1,944 per 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 / sciences and humanities 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. After completing their degree, liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates from Guilford Technical Community College carry an average student debtload of $16,000.

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#6

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC
$1,940 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Pitt Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,940 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities majors at Pitt Community College take out an average of $14,255 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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 & Humanities Schools in North Carolina ranking. RCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Wentworth.

RCC undergraduate students pay an average of $1,966 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$2,228 Average Tuition & Fees

Durham Technical Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Durham, Durham Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Durham Technical Community College are $2,228 per year. On average, liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / sciences and humanities 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.

Wake Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,768 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at Wake Technical Community College take out is $11,000.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Wake Technical Community College also did well on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities 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 landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. CCCTI is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Hudson.

CCCTI undergraduate students pay an average of $2,537 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at CCCTI accumulate an average of around $6,250 in student debt.

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

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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