College ROI in North Carolina
See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
North Carolina's everyday prices are 5.7% below the U.S. average
This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.
- Overall prices
- 94.3
- Housing
- 81.4
- Utilities
- 88.6
Best estimated 10-year return
47 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.
1Duke UniversityDurham · Private nonprofit+99%2Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem · Private nonprofit+40%3University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill · Public+20%4North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh · Public+6%5Elon UniversityElon · Private nonprofit−27%6University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte · Public−37%7Cabarrus College of Health SciencesConcord · Private nonprofit−38%8Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte · Private nonprofit−50%9East Carolina UniversityGreenville · Public−52%10Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer · Private nonprofit−52%
Most earnings per price dollar
Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.
1Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City · Public6.7×2University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill · Public6.2×3Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville · Public6.0×4North Carolina A&T State UniversityGreensboro · Public4.6×5University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke · Public4.6×6University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro · Public4.4×7North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh · Public4.1×8Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem · Public4.1×9University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte · Public3.9×10Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee · Public3.8×
LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION
Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt
Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the North Carolina median among debt-reporting colleges.
1Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro · Public$6,500median federal debt49%college completion2Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboro · Public$7,625median federal debt55%college completion3MyComputerCareer at RaleighRaleigh · Private for-profit$9,500median federal debt60%college completion4Southwestern Community CollegeSylva · Public$10,500median federal debt53%college completion5Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock · Public$12,000median federal debt50%college completion6Duke UniversityDurham · Private nonprofit$13,000median federal debt97%college completion7Universal Technical Institute-MooresvilleMooresville · Private for-profit$13,124median federal debt65%college completion8University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill · Public$14,000median federal debt91%college completion9Carolinas College of Health SciencesCharlotte · Public$15,337median federal debt100%college completion10Cabarrus College of Health SciencesConcord · Private nonprofit$16,000median federal debt71%college completion
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.ALL COLLEGES IN NC
Browse the full North Carolina directory
168 matching colleges · page 7 of 7
The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to North Carolina, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.