Compare net price, debt, and earnings scenarios
| Rank | School | Location | Earnings | Net Price | Acceptance Rate | Grad Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Duke UniversityPrivate | Durham, NC | $115,722 Median Earnings (4yr) | $735 | 5.7% | 96.8% |
| #2 | Wake Forest UniversityPrivate | Winston-Salem, NC | $92,943 Median Earnings (4yr) | $6,525 | 21.7% | 89.1% |
| #3 | Chapel Hill, NC | $81,033 Median Earnings (4yr) | $2,004 | 15.3% | 91.2% | |
| #4 | Elon UniversityPrivate | Elon, NC | $77,800 Median Earnings (4yr) | $26,523 | 66.3% | 84.0% |
| #5 | Raleigh, NC | $75,943 Median Earnings (4yr) | $6,382 | 41.7% | 84.8% | |
| #6 | Watts College Of NursingPrivate | Durham, NC | $77,794 Median Earnings (4yr) | — | — | — |
| #7 | Davidson CollegePrivate | Davidson, NC | $72,718 Median Earnings (4yr) | $9,497 | 13.4% | 91.1% |
| #8 | Charlotte, NC | $70,176 Median Earnings (4yr) | $22,792 | 62.1% | 61.3% | |
| #9 | Wake Forest, NC | $69,450 Median Earnings (4yr) | $18,587 | 74.6% | 58.1% | |
| #10 | Nashville, NC | $69,450 Median Earnings (4yr) | — | — | — | |
| #11 | Raleigh, NC | $69,450 Median Earnings (4yr) | — | — | — | |
| #12 | Charlotte, NC | $65,370 Median Earnings (4yr) | $10,357 | 79.6% | 69.0% | |
| #13 | Durham, NC | $57,868 Median Earnings (4yr) | $525 | — | — | |
| #14 | Campbell UniversityPrivate | Buies Creek, NC | $63,540 Median Earnings (4yr) | $20,751 | 87.2% | 61.0% |
| #15 | Whiteville, NC | $51,895 Median Earnings (4yr) | $8,660 | — | — | |
| #16 | Wingate UniversityPrivate | Wingate, NC | $58,916 Median Earnings (4yr) | $18,772 | 91.1% | 46.4% |
| #17 | East Carolina UniversityPublic | Greenville, NC | $60,888 Median Earnings (4yr) | $10,046 | 89.2% | 62.6% |
| #18 | Carolina UniversityPrivate | Winston-Salem, NC | $52,812 Median Earnings (4yr) | $17,738 | 39.5% | 21.6% |
| #19 | Pfeiffer UniversityPrivate | Misenheimer, NC | $57,619 Median Earnings (4yr) | $16,167 | 96.0% | 35.0% |
| #20 | Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityPrivate | Hickory, NC | $57,711 Median Earnings (4yr) | $18,669 | 84.6% | 47.8% |