2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in North Carolina with 7,425 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in North Carolina to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing 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.
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Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Wilmington the best value school in North Carolina for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UNCW graduate students pay an average of $7,514 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNCW is ranked #5 for overall quality for nursing in North Carolina.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 a year.
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Out of the 16 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ECU are $7,594 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in North Carolina. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Appalachian State are $8,007 a year.
Appalachian State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
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Out of the 16 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Winston - Salem State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, WSSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WSSU are $6,718 a year.
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Western Carolina University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.
WCU graduate students pay an average of $7,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.
UNC Greensboro graduate students pay an average of $8,265 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of North Carolina at Pembroke ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Pembroke are $6,775 per year.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 a year.
UNC Chapel Hill also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #3.
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With a ranking of #10, Gardner - Webb University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.
Gardner - Webb graduate students pay an average of $10,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 7,364 |
| Kentucky | 6,395 |
| Tennessee | 6,004 |
| Louisiana | 3,502 |
| Mississippi | 2,838 |
| Florida | 21,209 |
| Arkansas | 2,882 |
| West Virginia | 1,771 |
| Georgia | 7,112 |
| South Carolina | 3,296 |
| Virginia | 6,775 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 16 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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