Best Colleges for Political Science and Government in North Carolina | CampusGuide

15

Schools Ranked

$33,791

Avg. Program Earnings

69.0%

Avg. Graduation Rate

Top 15 Schools

College rankings
#	School	Median Earnings	Graduation Rate	School Type
1	Duke University Durham, North Carolina	$54,463	95.8%	private-nonprofit
2	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$49,618	90.9%	private-nonprofit
3	Elon University Elon, North Carolina	$36,674	83.0%	private-nonprofit
4	East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina	$35,213	62.1%	public
5	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina	$35,213	67.7%	public
6	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$34,485	92.1%	public
7	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina	$33,138	84.6%	public
8	Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$32,391	48.6%	public
9	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina	$30,771	70.7%	public
10	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina	$29,685	59.1%	public
11	Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina	$28,662	73.1%	public
12	North Carolina Central University Durham, North Carolina	$28,212	46.0%	public
13	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina	$27,947	57.9%	public
14	Guilford College Greensboro, North Carolina	$25,194	47.7%	private-nonprofit
15	University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, North Carolina	$25,194	55.0%	public

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