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2026 Best Value Humanities Schools in North Carolina

[Humanities](/majors/liberal-arts-sciences-humanities/liberal-arts-and-general-studies/humanities/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

College Factual analyzed 5 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value humanities schools.

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• Best Value Humanities Schools in North Carolina

2026 Best Value Humanities Schools in North Carolina

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in humanities, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Humanities Schools

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Belmont Abbey College
Belmont, NC

$19,500 In-State Tuition & Fees

$33,291 Avg Student Debt

$47,937 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Belmont Abbey College, our #1 best value for humanities in North Carolina. Belmont Abbey College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Belmont. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $19,500. Humanities graduates carry a median of $33,291 in student loans. Early-career humanities graduates make about $46,654. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 75%.

2

Duke University
Durham, NC

$68,758 In-State Tuition & Fees

$13,296 Avg Student Debt

$97,800 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Duke University earned it the #2 place for humanities. Duke University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $68,758. Humanities graduates carry a median of $13,296 in student loans. Humanities graduates of Duke University earn a median of $51,346 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $13,296 median debt. The acceptance rate is 6%.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 5 schools 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.