College ROI Rankings: North Carolina

Sorted by break-even years · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

#	College	ROI Score	Break-Even	10-yr Salary	Grad Rate
1	Duke University Durham	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.2 yrs	$97,800	96.8%
2	Davidson College Davidson	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.4 yrs	$81,400	91.1%
3	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.4 yrs	$72,200	91.2%
4	Chamberlain University-North Carolina Charlotte	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.4 yrs	$92,405	—
5	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.5 yrs	$78,158	89.2%
6	Elon University Elon	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.6 yrs	$74,545	84%
7	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.7 yrs	$68,758	84.8%
8	High Point University High Point	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.1 yrs	$61,389	73.7%
9	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.2 yrs	$57,289	69%
10	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.2 yrs	$54,967	70.6%
11	Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.3 yrs	$57,673	61.3%
12	Campbell University Buies Creek	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.4 yrs	$54,886	61%
13	East Carolina University Greenville	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.4 yrs	$55,146	62.6%
14	Appalachian State University Boone	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.6 yrs	$51,836	74.5%
15	Wingate University Wingate	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.8 yrs	$52,649	46.4%
16	Meredith College Raleigh	🟢 Excellent ROI	2 yrs	$51,539	70.1%
17	Pfeiffer University Misenheimer	🟢 Excellent ROI	2 yrs	$51,562	35%
18	Western Carolina University Cullowhee	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.1 yrs	$49,458	60.3%
19	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.4 yrs	$48,160	56.3%
20	Catawba College Salisbury	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.5 yrs	$48,793	47.3%
21	Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.6 yrs	$48,039	55.4%
22	Barton College Wilson	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.8 yrs	$47,913	45.9%
23	Belmont Abbey College Belmont	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.8 yrs	$47,937	46.7%
24	William Peace University Raleigh	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.8 yrs	$46,643	44.8%
25	Methodist University Fayetteville	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.9 yrs	$48,050	43.5%
26	Guilford College Greensboro	🟢 Excellent ROI	3 yrs	$47,590	45.8%
27	Greensboro College Greensboro	🔵 Good ROI	3.3 yrs	$46,566	46.2%
28	University of Mount Olive Mount Olive	🔵 Good ROI	3.3 yrs	$47,139	51.8%
29	North Carolina Wesleyan University Rocky Mount	🔵 Good ROI	3.5 yrs	$45,873	42%
30	St. Andrews University Laurinburg	🔵 Good ROI	3.7 yrs	$45,606	29.5%
31	Lees-McRae College Banner Elk	🔵 Good ROI	3.8 yrs	$43,415	42.1%
32	Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem	🔵 Good ROI	3.8 yrs	$45,344	46.7%
33	Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory	🔵 Good ROI	3.9 yrs	$45,543	47.8%
34	University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville	🔵 Good ROI	3.9 yrs	$44,030	54.5%
35	Montreat College Montreat	🔵 Good ROI	4.1 yrs	$45,151	50.3%
36	Mars Hill University Mars Hill	🔵 Good ROI	4.3 yrs	$44,781	44.9%
37	Salem College Winston-Salem	🔵 Good ROI	4.6 yrs	$44,640	57.4%
38	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro	🔵 Good ROI	4.8 yrs	$44,440	57.2%
39	Brevard College Brevard	🔵 Good ROI	5.3 yrs	$43,545	48.8%
40	University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke	🔵 Good ROI	5.4 yrs	$43,407	43.5%
41	North Carolina Central University Durham	🟡 Fair ROI	6.8 yrs	$42,968	41.7%
42	Johnson C Smith University Charlotte	🟡 Fair ROI	7.7 yrs	$42,680	34.3%
43	Fayetteville State University Fayetteville	🔴 Slow ROI	17 yrs	$40,144	38.5%
44	Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City	🔴 Slow ROI	17.4 yrs	$40,026	43.5%
45	Carolina Christian College Winston Salem	🔴 Slow ROI	21.2 yrs	$40,672	15.4%
46	Strayer University-North Carolina Greensboro	🔴 Slow ROI	31.2 yrs	$40,092	33.3%
47	Bennett College Greensboro	⚪ Limited Data	—	$36,654	25%
48	Chowan University Murfreesboro	⚪ Limited Data	—	$38,412	30%
49	Heritage Bible College Dunn	⚪ Limited Data	—	$30,672	—
50	Livingstone College Salisbury	⚪ Limited Data	—	$32,600	28.2%
51	University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem	⚪ Limited Data	—	$38,357	77.8%
52	Mid-Atlantic Christian University Elizabeth City	⚪ Limited Data	—	$38,342	20.8%
53	Saint Augustine's University Raleigh	⚪ Limited Data	—	$35,730	25%
54	Shaw University Raleigh	⚪ Limited Data	—	$34,409	21.8%
55	Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	58.1%
56	Warren Wilson College Swannanoa	⚪ Limited Data	—	$36,260	42%
57	Watts College of Nursing Durham	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
58	Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College Wendell	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	41.7%
59	Hood Theological Seminary Salisbury	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
60	Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary Charlotte	⚪ Limited Data	—	$33,696	—
61	Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts Asheville	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
62	Carolina College of Biblical Studies Fayetteville	⚪ Limited Data	—	$24,581	—
63	Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine Sugar Grove	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
64	Shepherds Theological Seminary Cary	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
65	Manna University Fayetteville	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	80%
66	Carolina University Winston-Salem	⚪ Limited Data	—	$32,864	21.6%

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