2026 Best Value International & Comparative Education Schools in North Carolina
[International & Comparative Education](/majors/education/international-education/international-and-comparative-education/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong international & comparative education education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value international & comparative education schools.
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2026 Best Value International & Comparative Education Schools in North Carolina
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the international & comparative education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value International & Comparative Education Schools
Duke University tops our 2026 list of the best value international & comparative education schools in North Carolina. Duke University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham. In-state tuition and fees average $68,758. International & Comparative Education graduates carry a median of $8,000 in student loans. Early-career international & comparative education graduates make about $40,723. Set against $8,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 6%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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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