2026 Best Value Small Business Administration/Management Schools in North Carolina
[Small Business Administration/Management](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/entrepreneurial-studies/small-business-administration-management/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for small business administration/management students.
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2026 Best Value Small Business Administration/Management Schools in North Carolina
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in small business administration/management, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Small Business Administration/Management Schools
Johnson And Wales University Charlotte tops our 2026 list of the best value small business administration/management schools in North Carolina. Set in the city of Charlotte, Johnson And Wales University Charlotte is a small private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $41,982 in tuition and fees. Small Business Administration/management graduates carry a median of $25,500 in student loans. Small Business Administration/management graduates of Johnson And Wales University Charlotte earn a median of $30,996 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $25,500 median debt. Roughly 80% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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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