These North Carolina Schools Ranked ‘Best Colleges For Your Money’

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Buying a house and sending kids to college are two of the biggest spending decisions most Americans will ever make. Fortunately for North Carolina families, four North Carolina universities are among the top 100 best college values in America, according to a new “Best Colleges for Your Money” ranking from Money magazine.

North Carolina State University at Raleigh came in #50, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #60, Duke University ranked #64 and Davidson College ranked #70 in the Money 2017 Best Colleges For Your Money ranking for 2017-2018.

Money said the ranking is “new, uniquely practical analysis” that draws on research and advice from some of the nation’s leading experts on education quality, financing and value. (Sign up for our free daily newsletters and Breaking News Alerts for the Charlotte Patch. iPhone users can download the Patch app in the App Store. Plus, like Charlotte Patch on Facebook.)

North Carolina State University at Raleigh came in #50:

• Estimated net cost without financial aid: $23,600
• Estimated net cost with average state grant: $14,700
• Percent receiving need-based assistance: 44%
• Percent receiving merit-based assistance: 6%
• Average early-career earnings for graduates: $52,500

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in #60:

• Estimated net cost without financial aid: $25,700
• Estimated net cost with average state grant: $11,600
• Percent receiving need-based assistance: 41%
• Percent receiving merit-based assistance: 2%
• Average early-career earnings for graduates: $46,800

Duke University ranked #64:

• Estimated net cost without financial aid: $70,900
• Estimated net cost with average state grant: $23,000
• Percent receiving need-based assistance: 40%
• Percent receiving merit-based assistance: 4%
• Average early-career earnings for graduates: $62,000

Davidson College ranked #70:

• Estimated net cost without financial aid: $67,100
• Estimated net cost with average state grant: $24,700
• Percent receiving need-based assistance: 51%
• Percent receiving merit-based assistance: 17%
• Average early-career earnings for graduates: $49,900

The top 10 education values were at:

1. Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
2. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College, New York City
3. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
4. University of California-Berkeley
5. University of California-Los Angeles
6. Stanford University, Stanford, California
7. University of California-Irvine
8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
9. University of California-Davis
10. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Read the full list, see where other North Carolina schools landed.

Patch Editor Beth Dalbey contributed to this report.

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