You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Schools in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified ’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
Duke also made our “Best Teacher Education Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $371 for North Carolina Teacher Education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Duke.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
