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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$21,750 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,350 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services School for You

In 2020-2021, 203 degrees and certificates were awarded to health sciences and services students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in North Carolina to see which programs offered the best value experiences for health science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in North Carolina

Check out the health science programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Health Sciences & Services

Our analysis found Western Carolina University to be the best value school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WCU are $4,367 a year.

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$14,370 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cabarrus College of Health Sciences. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in North Carolina list. Cabarrus College of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Concord.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences are $14,370 per year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Report

#3

University of Mount Olive

Mount Olive, NC
$22,618 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mount Olive. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in North Carolina list. UMO is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Mount Olive.

UMO undergraduate students pay an average of $22,618 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, health science graduates from UMO carry an average student debtload of $34,500.

UMO also made our Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #5.

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#4

Lees - McRae College

Banner Elk, NC
$28,667 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lees - McRae College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in North Carolina list. Lees - McRae College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Banner Elk.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lees - McRae College are $28,667 per year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Lees - McRae College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens University of Charlotte. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Queens undergraduate students pay an average of $38,726 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, health science graduates from Queens take out $31,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$41,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Lenoir - Rhyne University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health sciences and services programs. Located in the small city of Hickory, Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lenoir - Rhyne University are $41,500 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lenoir - Rhyne University also is in the top 15% of our Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in North Carolina ranking.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Lenoir - Rhyne University

#7

Mars Hill University

Mars Hill, NC
$35,665 Average Tuition & Fees

Mars Hill University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in North Carolina ranking. Mars Hill is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mars Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mars Hill are $35,665 a year.

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Best Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 4,327
Tennessee 165
Georgia 544
Kentucky 385
West Virginia 100
Virginia 247
Alabama 240
Louisiana 214
Mississippi 325
South Carolina 87
Arkansas 291

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 29,840
General Health & Wellness 6,105

Majors Similar to Health Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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