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2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
71 Degrees Awarded
$29,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Math Schools for a Master's in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 31,080 people earned their degree in mathematics, making the major the 32nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, mathematics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,066 and had an average of $21,378 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 763 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,000 and $18,946 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 71 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in mathematics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mathematics programs that also have a lower cost than 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 mathematics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree math students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics in North Carolina (With Aid)

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 masters’s math degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Mathematics Report

#2

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid. Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s math degrees to qualified students.

Appalachian State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian State University are $21,439, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mathematics at Appalachian State University

#3

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 9 masters’s math degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Mathematics at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

#4

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s math degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mathematics at NC State

#5

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s math students in 2019-2020.

Duke also made our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140.

Full Duke Mathematics Report

#6

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

East Carolina University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 masters’s math degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU also made our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Mathematics at ECU

#7

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Wake Forest University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid ranking. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 11 masters’s math degrees in 2019-2020.

Wake Forest University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wake Forest University are $39,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wake Forest University Mathematics Report

#8

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s math degrees to qualified students.

UNC Charlotte also made our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mathematics at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

#9

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a fairly large public school situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. It awarded 7 masters’s math degrees in 2019-2020.

UNCW also took the #5 spot in our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNCW are $21,286, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of North Carolina at Wilmington Mathematics Report

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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