2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
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 and bootcamps 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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Top Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
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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. Wilmington, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 196 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNCW are $21,343 per year.
One thing to take note of is that UNCW does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
UNCW also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 76 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at UNC Charlotte, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. East Carolina University is a large public school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 80 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ECU are $20,743 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at ECU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in Boone, North Carolina, the large public school handed out 6 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Appalachian State graduate students pay an average of $23,017 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Appalachian State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 86% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Winston - Salem State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in North Carolina. WSSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 24 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
WSSU graduate students pay an average of $17,253 in tuition and fees each year.
WSSU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 89% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Western Carolina University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. This fairly large public school is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and it awarded 45 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
WCU graduate students pay an average of $17,887 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at WCU. In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Greensboro are $21,983 per year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UNC Greensboro. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina at Pembroke did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in Pembroke, North Carolina, the medium-sized public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Pembroke are $19,329 per year.
UNC Pembroke does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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With a ranking of #9, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 72 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 a year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UNC Chapel Hill. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 77% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
UNC Chapel Hill also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.
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Gardner - Webb University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, and it awarded 47 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 a year.
Gardner - Webb does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 59% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Barton College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in Wilson, North Carolina, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Barton College are $10,296 per year.
Barton College does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 54% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #12, Queens University of Charlotte did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Queens is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Queens graduate students pay an average of $14,166 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Queens. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Lenoir - Rhyne University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Hickory, North Carolina that handed out 1 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lenoir - Rhyne University are $12,060 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at Lenoir - Rhyne University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 42% took at least some of their classes online.
Wake Forest University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 23 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wake Forest University are $39,240 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Wake Forest University. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Wake Forest University is ranked #1 for overall quality in North Carolina.
University of Mount Olive came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in Mount Olive, North Carolina, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMO are $18,300 a year.
Since the graduate programs at UMO are primarily online, it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Duke University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in Durham, North Carolina, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 262 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duke are $59,141 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Duke. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 2% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Duke also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #2.
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*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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