2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Sciences School for You
In 2020-2021, social sciences students earned 572 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 10th in the state.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Social Sciences Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value programs for social sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in North Carolina
Check out the social sciences programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Social Sciences
Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Charlotte to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,188 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.
Appalachian State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great value for social sciences students. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NC State are $9,131 a year.
NC State also took the #4 spot in our Best Social Sciences Schools in North Carolina rankings.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great value for social sciences students. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
ECU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in North Carolina. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Greensboro are $7,468 a year.
With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
UNC Chapel Hill undergraduate students pay an average of $9,028 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Social Sciences Schools in North Carolina list.
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Duke University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value social sciences programs. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Duke are $60,244 per year.
Duke did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Social Sciences Schools in North Carolina list.
Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Mississippi | 65 |
Florida | 594 |
Virginia | 627 |
Tennessee | 187 |
Georgia | 456 |
South Carolina | 80 |
Louisiana | 163 |
West Virginia | 86 |
Kentucky | 150 |
Arkansas | 47 |
Alabama | 263 |
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Majors Related to Social Sciences
Social Sciences Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Economics | 6,173 |
International Relations & National Security | 5,010 |
Political Science & Government | 2,664 |
Geography & Cartography | 2,315 |
Sociology | 1,907 |
Anthropology | 1,446 |
Criminology | 936 |
General Social Sciences | 745 |
Other Social Sciences | 532 |
Urban Studies | 432 |
Archeology | 66 |
Demography & Population Studies | 66 |
Majors Similar to Social Sciences
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Education | 199,724 |
Psychology | 42,013 |
Communication & Journalism | 12,242 |
Library Science | 5,929 |
History | 4,391 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 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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