2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 365,980 liberal arts students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country.

Across North Carolina, there were 15,922 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 75 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the liberal arts program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in North Carolina

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also made our “Best Liberal Arts 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 NC State are $28,999.

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#2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$21,918 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina list. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 28 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro also took the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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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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