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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $0-$30k) in North Carolina

9 Ranked Colleges
401 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master's in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 38,020 people earned their degree in public health, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,740 and had an average of $35,895 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 1,278 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,022 and $29,638 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 401 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in public health. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public health programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public health program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree public health students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $0-$30k) in North Carolina

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k. Duke University is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 masters’s public health degrees to qualified students.

Duke also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Health at Duke University

#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public health degrees to 178 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Public Health Report

#3

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wake Forest University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 6 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Wake Forest University also took the #0 spot in our “Best Public Health 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 Wake Forest University are $39,216.

Read full report on Public Health at Wake Forest University

#4

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #4 spot on the list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public health degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro also took the #5 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Health at UNC Greensboro

#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #5 spot on the list. East Carolina University is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 57 masters’s public health degrees to qualified students.

ECU also made our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Health at East Carolina University

#6

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public health degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also took the #4 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Health at UNC Charlotte

#7

Lenoir - Rhyne University

Hickory, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

Lenoir - Rhyne University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Hickory, North Carolina, and it awarded 10 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Lenoir - Rhyne University also made our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lenoir - Rhyne University are $11,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Health at Lenoir - Rhyne University

#8

Queens University of Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Queens University of Charlotte did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public health degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Queens, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Queens are $14,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Health at Queens

#9

Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina

With a ranking of #9, Campbell University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. Campbell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Campbell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Public Health 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 Campbell University are $14,985.

Full Campbell University Public Health Report

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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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