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Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
It's not easy to decide which business program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this <nil> ranking.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Business Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina
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Our rankings named East Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for business students working on their graduate certificate. ECU is a large public school situated in Greenville, North Carolina. It awarded 153 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
ECU graduate students pay an average of $20,743 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that ECU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
ECU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our list.
Out of the 11 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s value ranking, Fayetteville State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, the medium-sized public school handed out 41 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Fayetteville State University graduate students pay an average of $16,900 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Fayetteville State University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business schools in North Carolina. This large public school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 200 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $29,690 per year. On average, graduate certificate students take out $18,885 in loans while pursuing their degree.
NC State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 78% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NC State is ranked #2 for overall quality in North Carolina.
Out of the 11 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, the large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UNC Charlotte. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 82% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Out of the 11 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 5 spot on the list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Greensboro are $21,983 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNC Greensboro does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
UNC Greensboro not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our list.
Western Carolina University ranked #6 on this year’s list. WCU is a fairly large public school situated in Cullowhee, North Carolina. It awarded 31 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WCU are $17,887 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at WCU. In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #7, Gardner - Webb University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their graduate certificate. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. It awarded 5 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 a year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Gardner - Webb. During the 2019-2020 year, about 59% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Queens University of Charlotte ranked #8 on this year’s list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Queens graduate students pay an average of $14,166 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at Queens, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Queens also took the #4 spot in our rankings.
Strayer University - North Carolina came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the ranking. Located in Morrisville, North Carolina, the small private for-profit school handed out 4 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Strayer University - North Carolina graduate students pay an average of $15,135 in tuition and fees each year.
Strayer University - North Carolina is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Duke University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the ranking. Located in Durham, North Carolina, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Duke are $59,141 a year. Graduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $17,440 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Duke. During the 2019-2020 year, about 2% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Duke not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our list.
Methodist University ranked #11 on this year’s list. Methodist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Methodist graduate students pay an average of $41,428 in tuition and fees each year.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.
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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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