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Most affordable for-profit colleges in North Carolina

3 for-profit colleges in North Carolina report net price data, ranging from $21,664 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $27,634. North Carolina's for-profit colleges cost about the same as the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Median net price in North Carolina

$27,634

National median for for-profit colleges

$25,582

for-profit colleges reporting in North Carolina

3

The most affordable for-profit colleges in North Carolina, ranked by net price

1

Chamberlain University-North Carolina

NC

Net price

$21,664

Receive grant aid

50%

2

South University-High Point

NC

Net price

$27,634

Receive grant aid

100%

3

Galen Health Institutes-Asheville

NC

Net price

$75,993

Receive grant aid

100%

What makes a school affordable here

In North Carolina, the most affordable for-profit colleges share two things in common. First, low published net prices reflect both reasonable sticker prices and meaningful institutional or state aid. Second, a high share of students receive grant aid. At Chamberlain University-North Carolina, the most affordable on this list, 50% of students receive grant aid. Net price reflects what a typical family actually pays, not the sticker price you see at first glance. A school with a $50,000 sticker price and a $10,000 net price is more affordable for most families than a school with a $20,000 sticker and a $19,000 net price.

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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. See full methodology →