North Carolina College ROI Rankings — Best Value Universities in North Carolina

Colleges Ranked

High or Good ROI

$52,671

Avg Graduate Salary

$23,839

Avg Student Debt

Duke University

#1 ROI in North Carolina

#	College / University	ROI Rating	Break-Even	Grad Salary	Med. Debt	Grad Rate	Type
🥇	Duke University Durham, NC	High ROI	0.2 yrs	$97,800	$13,000	97%	Private Non-profit
🥈	Chamberlain University-North Carolina Charlotte, NC	High ROI	0.4 yrs	$92,405	$20,919	N/A	Private For-profit
🥉	Davidson College Davidson, NC	High ROI	0.4 yrs	$81,400	$18,688	91%	Private Non-profit
4	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	High ROI	0.4 yrs	$72,200	$14,000	91%	Public
5	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	High ROI	0.5 yrs	$78,158	$21,500	89%	Private Non-profit
6	Elon University Elon, NC	High ROI	0.6 yrs	$74,545	$20,500	84%	Private Non-profit
7	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	High ROI	0.7 yrs	$68,758	$20,121	85%	Public
8	High Point University High Point, NC	High ROI	1.1 yrs	$61,389	$24,575	74%	Private Non-profit
9	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	High ROI	1.2 yrs	$57,289	$21,500	69%	Public
10	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	High ROI	1.2 yrs	$54,967	$19,500	71%	Public
11	Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC	High ROI	1.3 yrs	$57,673	$25,000	61%	Private Non-profit
12	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	High ROI	1.4 yrs	$55,146	$22,750	63%	Public
13	Campbell University Buies Creek, NC	High ROI	1.4 yrs	$54,886	$22,500	61%	Private Non-profit
14	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	High ROI	1.6 yrs	$51,836	$20,231	75%	Public
15	Wingate University Wingate, NC	High ROI	1.8 yrs	$52,649	$25,000	46%	Private Non-profit
16	Pfeiffer University Misenheimer, NC	High ROI	2 yrs	$51,562	$26,163	35%	Private Non-profit
17	Meredith College Raleigh, NC	High ROI	2 yrs	$51,539	$25,000	70%	Private Non-profit
18	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	High ROI	2.1 yrs	$49,458	$21,868	60%	Public
19	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	High ROI	2.4 yrs	$48,160	$22,858	56%	Public
20	Catawba College Salisbury, NC	High ROI	2.5 yrs	$48,793	$25,000	47%	Private Non-profit
21	Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, NC	High ROI	2.6 yrs	$48,039	$24,222	55%	Private Non-profit
22	Methodist University Fayetteville, NC	High ROI	2.9 yrs	$48,050	$27,000	44%	Private Non-profit
23	Belmont Abbey College Belmont, NC	High ROI	2.8 yrs	$47,937	$26,000	47%	Private Non-profit
24	Barton College Wilson, NC	High ROI	2.8 yrs	$47,913	$25,877	46%	Private Non-profit
25	William Peace University Raleigh, NC	High ROI	2.8 yrs	$46,643	$22,250	45%	Private Non-profit
26	Guilford College Greensboro, NC	High ROI	3 yrs	$47,590	$26,000	46%	Private Non-profit
27	University of Mount Olive Mount Olive, NC	Good ROI	3.3 yrs	$47,139	$27,209	52%	Private Non-profit
28	Greensboro College Greensboro, NC	Good ROI	3.3 yrs	$46,566	$25,607	46%	Private Non-profit
29	North Carolina Wesleyan University Rocky Mount, NC	Good ROI	3.5 yrs	$45,873	$25,000	42%	Private Non-profit
30	St. Andrews University Laurinburg, NC	Good ROI	3.7 yrs	$45,606	$25,250	29%	Private Non-profit
31	Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory, NC	Good ROI	3.9 yrs	$45,543	$26,000	48%	Private Non-profit
32	Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC	Good ROI	3.8 yrs	$45,344	$25,000	47%	Public
33	University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC	Good ROI	3.9 yrs	$44,030	$20,500	54%	Public
34	Lees-McRae College Banner Elk, NC	Good ROI	3.8 yrs	$43,415	$17,375	42%	Private Non-profit
35	Montreat College Montreat, NC	Good ROI	4.1 yrs	$45,151	$25,813	50%	Private Non-profit
36	Mars Hill University Mars Hill, NC	Good ROI	4.3 yrs	$44,781	$26,000	45%	Private Non-profit
37	Salem College Winston-Salem, NC	Good ROI	4.6 yrs	$44,640	$26,649	57%	Private Non-profit
38	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC	Good ROI	4.8 yrs	$44,440	$27,000	57%	Public
39	Brevard College Brevard, NC	Good ROI	5.3 yrs	$43,545	$25,000	49%	Private Non-profit
40	University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC	Good ROI	5.4 yrs	$43,407	$25,000	44%	Public
41	North Carolina Central University Durham, NC	Moderate ROI	6.8 yrs	$42,968	$28,250	42%	Public
42	Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, NC	Moderate ROI	7.7 yrs	$42,680	$30,000	34%	Private Non-profit
43	Carolina Christian College Winston Salem, NC	Low ROI	21.2 yrs	$40,672	N/A	15%	Private Non-profit
44	Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC	Low ROI	17 yrs	$40,144	$22,987	38%	Public
45	Strayer University-North Carolina Greensboro, NC	Low ROI	31.2 yrs	$40,092	$40,621	33%	Private For-profit
46	Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, NC	Low ROI	17.4 yrs	$40,026	$21,463	44%	Public
47	Chowan University Murfreesboro, NC	Insufficient Data	N/A	$38,412	$29,491	30%	Private Non-profit
48	University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC	Insufficient Data	N/A	$38,357	$23,870	78%	Public
49	Mid-Atlantic Christian University Elizabeth City, NC	Insufficient Data	N/A	$38,342	$27,000	21%	Private Non-profit
50	Bennett College Greensboro, NC	Insufficient Data	N/A	$36,654	$28,130	25%	Private Non-profit
51	Warren Wilson College Swannanoa, NC	Insufficient Data	N/A	$36,260	$25,000	42%	Private Non-profit
52	Saint Augustine's University Raleigh, NC	Insufficient Data	N/A	$35,730	$29,669	25%	Private Non-profit
53	Shaw University Raleigh, NC	Insufficient Data	N/A	$34,409	$32,500	22%	Private Non-profit
54	Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary Charlotte, NC	Insufficient Data	N/A	$33,696	$18,000	N/A	Private Non-profit
55	Carolina University Winston-Salem, NC	Insufficient Data	N/A	$32,864	$20,287	22%	Private Non-profit
56	Livingstone College Salisbury, NC	Insufficient Data	N/A	$32,600	$31,125	28%	Private Non-profit
57	Heritage Bible College Dunn, NC	Insufficient Data	N/A	$30,672	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit
58	Carolina College of Biblical Studies Fayetteville, NC	Insufficient Data	N/A	$24,581	$25,750	0%	Private Non-profit
59	Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts Asheville, NC	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private For-profit
60	Hood Theological Seminary Salisbury, NC	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit
61	Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine Sugar Grove, NC	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit
62	Manna University Fayetteville, NC	Insufficient Data	N/A	$33,431	$13,450	80%	Private Non-profit
63	Shepherds Theological Seminary Cary, NC	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit
64	Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest, NC	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	58%	Private Non-profit
65	Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College Wendell, NC	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	42%	Private Non-profit
66	Watts College of Nursing Durham, NC	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit

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Data Source: Rankings derived from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Median salary = 10-year post-enrollment earnings. Debt = median debt among completers. ROI score and break-even years are calculated by Search 6000+ US Colleges.