2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in North Carolina

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

With 259,493 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, registered nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States.

Across North Carolina, there were 6,123 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 192 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in registered nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality registered nursing programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the registered nursing program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The registered nursing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina”.

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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree registered nursing students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in North Carolina

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$20,685 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina list. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 88 masters’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU also made our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685.

Full East Carolina University Registered Nursing Report

#2

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$9,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gardner - Webb University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina list. Boiling Springs, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s registered nursing degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

Gardner - Webb did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gardner - Webb University are $9,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at Gardner - Webb

#3

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

#4 in overall quality

$21,439 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina list. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 masters’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Appalachian State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian State are $21,439.

Read more about Registered Nursing at Appalachian State

#4

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$17,821 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #4 spot on the list. WCU is a public institution located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 57 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WCU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Carolina University are $17,821, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at Western Carolina University

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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