10 Best Colleges For Jobs In North Carolina For 2019

One of the biggest things that incoming college freshmen consider when they’re thinking about what school to attend is the likelihood that a school will improve their job prospects.

Jobs are hard to come by nowadays, after all, and the everyday expenses of living in a country like America aren’t cheap.

Compared to a lot of other states, North Carolina has some unique advantages as far as attending college here goes. There are impressive research universities, quality state schools, and the ability to study majors that will prepare you well for the job market.

All that made us curious — with so many good colleges to attend in NC, which ones, in particular, were most likely to help their graduates land a job? Using data from IPEDS as well as College Scorecard as a baseline, we created this list of some of the best colleges for jobs in North Carolina.

The full list can be found further down, but first, here’s a look at the top ten best colleges for jobs in North Carolina:

Elon University
Johnson C Smith University
Wake Forest University
Duke University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Greensboro College
Lees-McRae College
Wingate University
North Carolina A amp; T State University
Montreat College

If you go to one of these schools, chances are, you’re not surprised. After all, you know how great you have it.

But for the rest of you — keep reading and we’ll get to just why these schools have some of the best programs the state of North Carolina has to offer.

How We Determined The Best Schools In North Carolina For Jobs

Using the College Scorecard Data, we searched for the college in each state with the highest listed job placement ratings, looking specifically at employment levels at year 10 after students have graduated.

We limited the analysis to the 49 public and non-profit, four year institutions colleges in North Carolina that offer at least a bachelors degree.

Then, we ranked each college from best to worst on the percentage of graduates with jobs. For the purposes of readability, each school’s rating was then rounded down to the last two decimal places.

The school with the highest percentage of grads with jobs, Elon University, earned the distinction of being the ‘Best College For Jobs in North Carolina.’

Best Colleges For Getting A Job In North Carolina

Rank	College	Employed
1	Elon University	94.54%
2	Johnson C Smith University	93.06%
3	Wake Forest University	92.73%
4	Duke University	92.72%
5	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	91.92%
6	Greensboro College	91.76%
7	Lees-McRae College	91.63%
8	Wingate University	91.63%
9	North Carolina A amp; T State University	91.62%
10	Montreat College	91.57%
11	Appalachian State University	91.55%
12	East Carolina University	91.16%
13	Barton College	91.05%
14	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	90.86%
15	Catawba College	90.67%
16	North Carolina Central University	90.55%
17	Belmont Abbey College	90.53%
18	Lenoir-Rhyne University	90.48%
19	North Carolina Wesleyan College	90.35%
20	Queens University of Charlotte	90.05%
21	Johnson amp; Wales University-Charlotte	90.05%
22	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	89.88%
23	Winston-Salem State University	89.83%
24	University of North Carolina Wilmington	89.73%
25	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	89.59%
26	Brevard College	89.53%
27	University of North Carolina School of the Arts	89.51%
28	Methodist University	89.3%
29	Campbell University	89.12%
30	Elizabeth City State University	89.1%
31	High Point University	88.95%
32	Pfeiffer University	88.91%
33	University of North Carolina at Asheville	88.86%
34	Gardner-Webb University	88.3%
35	St. Andrews University	88.28%
36	Chowan University	88.06%
37	Western Carolina University	87.93%
38	University of Mount Olive	87.59%
39	Mars Hill University	87.57%
40	Livingstone College	87.57%
41	William Peace University	87.24%
42	Fayetteville State University	87.2%
43	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	86.84%
44	Guilford College	86.72%
45	Saint Augustine’s University	86.56%
46	Shaw University	86.29%
47	Warren Wilson College	85.81%
48	Meredith College	85.79%
49	Salem College	84.21%

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Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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