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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$31,414 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,101 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions School for You

With 566 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health professions is the #13 most popular major in North Carolina.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value programs for allied health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for allied health majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Schools

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ECU are $7,297 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Charlotte are $7,188 a year.

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Out of the 13 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNC Chapel Hill undergraduate students pay an average of $9,028 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNC Chapel Hill is ranked #2 for overall quality for allied health in North Carolina.

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#4

Wingate University

Wingate, NC
$40,170 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wingate University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Wingate undergraduate students pay an average of $40,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Wingate also is in the top 20% of our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in North Carolina ranking.

Full Allied Health Professions at Wingate University Report

#5

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gardner - Webb University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Gardner - Webb undergraduate students pay an average of $32,200 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Elon University

Elon, NC
$38,725 Average Tuition & Fees

Elon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #6 on the list. Elon is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elon.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Elon are $38,725 per year.

Elon also took the #5 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #7 on the list. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Hickory.

Lenoir - Rhyne University undergraduate students pay an average of $41,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

Campbell University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the fringe town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Campbell are $38,160 per year.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health professions programs. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Greensboro are $7,468 a year.

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#10

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC
$59,770 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Wake Forest University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Wake Forest University undergraduate students pay an average of $59,770 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Wake Forest University also took the #3 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 681
Florida 744
Georgia 265
Tennessee 437
Kentucky 161
Louisiana 101
Alabama 137
South Carolina 242
Mississippi 41
Arkansas 105
West Virginia 95

One of 29 majors within the area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Allied Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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).

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