College Rankings - Best Areas to Live In After Graduation in North Carolina

Some students love their college experience so much that they never want to leave-literally. Here's a look at the schools that have the most livable post-graduate options.

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1
UNC Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
$16,185
9.22 / 10
2
UNC Wilmington
Wilmington, NC
$17,472
9.18 / 10
3
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
$17,960
9.06 / 10
4
Johnson C. Smith University
Charlotte, NC
$16,542
8.81 / 10
5
Meredith College
Raleigh, NC
$27,770
8.77 / 10
6
North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
$24,954
8.73 / 10
7
William Peace University
Raleigh, NC
$23,700
8.69 / 10
8
Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa, NC
$24,196
8.65 / 10
9
UNC Asheville
Asheville, NC
$19,025
8.61 / 10
10
Montreat College
Montreat, NC
$20,676
8.57 / 10
11
Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
$25,356
8.52 / 10
12
UNC Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
$15,995
8.48 / 10
13
Greensboro College
Greensboro, NC
$24,970
8.48 / 10
14
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Hickory, NC
$25,290
8.44 / 10
15
Belmont Abbey College
Belmont, NC
$26,182
8.36 / 10
16
Mount Olive College
Mount Olive, NC
$16,300
8.36 / 10
17
Brevard College
Brevard, NC
$22,860
8.36 / 10
18
Guilford College
Greensboro, NC
$31,430
8.32 / 10
19
Saint Augustine's University
Raleigh, NC
$17,160
8.32 / 10
20
North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC
$15,374
8.24 / 10
21
Catawba College
Salisbury, NC
$23,740
8.24 / 10
22
Shaw University
Raleigh, NC
$13,226
8.24 / 10
23
Methodist University
Fayetteville, NC
$25,550
8.24 / 10
24
Lees-McRae College
Banner Elk, NC
$22,564
8.16 / 10
25
Barton College
Wilson, NC
$22,982
8.16 / 10