Kiplinger's: UNCW considered top 100 public schools | Education

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – The University of North Carolina at Wilmington is considered as one of the best valued public colleges, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance.

Each year Kiplinger compiles a list of the top 100 Best Values in Public Colleges based on outstanding education and economic value.

This year, several schools in North Carolina made the list, including UNCW at number 32.

Other state schools include:

• 52. University of North Carolina at Asheville
• 36. Appalachian State University
• 31. University of North Carolina School of the Arts
• 21. North Carolina State University
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

UNC Chapel Hill has taken top honors consistently since Kiplinger’s first analysis in 1998.

The annual public school rankings appear in Kiplinger’s February 2013 issued, which hits newsstands January 1, 2013 or can be found now online at kiplinger.com/links/college.

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