Per-term rate; confirm full total
$19,345 per term
Fall 2026–Summer 2027 · Full total needs confirmation
Published tuition per semester $19,345 plus $1,300 general fees. Summer 2026 prior rate $18,780. Full cohort total needs confirmation.
The state guide · NC
PA programs
in North Carolina.
North Carolina has PA options from the mountains to the Triangle, Piedmont and eastern part of the state. Elon Charlotte is a newly accredited program, while Wingate's Hendersonville location and Wake Forest's Boone location belong to existing sponsoring programs.
Program and cost sources checked November 12, 2026.
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Program locations and accreditation are checked against official sources. Prices retain their published scope and year; estimates and incomplete totals are identified instead of silently filling gaps.
16 programs shown
Verified totals matching your selected cost basis come first. Other prices and estimates remain below, alphabetically. Rate years can differ; this is not a ranking of total attendance cost.
Published full-program tuition
$110,654 all students
Fall 2026 entry, Class of 2028 · Source verified
Two published tuition years of $55,327 each. Same tuition for residents and nonresidents; fees and living costs additional.
Published full-program tuition and fees
$53,469.14 resident
$103,282.64 nonresident
$103,282.64 nonresident
2026–27 rates · Source verified
Official estimate for entire 27-month program; includes PA-specific tuition and institutional fees, excludes living expenses. Rates reviewed annually.
Estimated full-program tuition
$126,928 all students
2027 first year, projected second year · Planning estimate
$63,464 per year projected across two years. Second-year rates are not set until early 2027; $690 annual health-service fee and other costs extra.
Full-program tuition estimate
$63,464 per year
2027 · Full total needs confirmation
Separate sponsoring program granted Provisional October 3, 2026. First-year tuition $63,464; $690 health-service fee additional; second-year rate not finalized.
Estimated full-program tuition
$112,910 all students
January 2027 entry, Class of 2029 · Planning estimate
Sum of cohort tuition table $48,390 + $48,390 + $16,130. Program, clinical and digital-learning fees additional; older cohorts have different final-term rates.
Full-program tuition estimate
$59,520 per year
2026–27 · Full total needs confirmation
First-year comprehensive tuition/fees $59,520 across three terms. This is not the seven-semester program total; source says annual rates will increase.
Published full-program tuition
$90,000 all students
2026–27 · Source verified
Official graduate costs page lists $90,000 total PA tuition; fees, books and personal expenses excluded.
Estimated full-program tuition
$112,000 all students
2026–27 rates · Planning estimate
Seven terms × $16,000 tuition. Official entire-program direct expenses $120,915 include fees and other university charges; indirect expenses extra.
Per-term rate; confirm full total
Full total not verified
2026–27 · Full total needs confirmation
Official estimated per-semester tuition/fees $8,606 resident or $21,790 nonresident over seven continuous semesters. No guaranteed future-term total inferred.
Published full-program tuition
$94,500 all students
Spring 2027 cohort · Source verified
Official total tuition for 116-credit Spring 2027 cohort; Spring 2026 cohort $85,610 must not be substituted. Program fees and living expenses extra.
Estimated full-program tuition
$110,250 all students
Current program projection · Planning estimate
Nine quarters × $12,250; total program costs $122,000. Living and nonlocal rotation costs additional.
Full-program tuition estimate
Full total not verified
2026–27 approved rates · Full total needs confirmation
UNC System approved annual PA tuition including summer: $31,071 resident / $54,517 nonresident. Full-program total and fees must be confirmed with the program; current program cost page was inaccessible.
Estimated full-program tuition
$95,674 all students
2026–27 budgets projected across two years · Planning estimate
$47,837 for each published year; separate program fees $5,000 first year and $2,250 second year. Winston-Salem and Boone are locations of one program, with equal tuition.
Per-term rate; confirm full total
$14,884 per term
2026–27 · Full total needs confirmation
Tuition $14,884 per semester, with an increase in fall of second year. Seven-term full total cannot be fixed from one rate. Program, clinical support and other fees extra.
Per-term rate; confirm full total
$14,884 per term
2026–27 · Full total needs confirmation
Hendersonville campus of Wingate's single accredited sponsoring program. Same $14,884 semester tuition; second-year increase and additional fees apply.
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What is the cheapest PA school in North Carolina?
Public-program residency differences and private-program cohort increases make North Carolina prices difficult to compare without context. ECU publishes a full-program tuition-and-fees estimate; Duke and Pfeiffer provide cohort tuition totals. Annual figures at other schools remain clearly labeled.
These are verified published cost entries, not a definitive statewide cheapest-school ranking. Coverage, rate years and included charges vary. Fees, housing, insurance and clinical travel can change the final comparison.
Published full-program tuition
| Program | Published cost | Rate / cohort |
|---|---|---|
| Lenoir-Rhyne University | $90,000 all students | 2026–27 |
| Pfeiffer University | $94,500 all students | Spring 2027 cohort |
| Duke University | $110,654 all students | Fall 2026 entry, Class of 2028 |
Published full-program tuition + fees
| Program | Published cost | Rate / cohort |
|---|---|---|
| East Carolina University | $53,469.14 resident $103,282.64 nonresident | 2026–27 rates |
Tables are ordered by resident or flat cost where available. Nonresident amounts are shown alongside. Open a program’s source to confirm the rate for your entering class.
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- University of North Carolina Wilmington · Applicant - not accredited
Planning for PA school in North Carolina
Match tuition to the entering class
Pfeiffer's Spring 2027 tuition is different from Spring 2026. Elon's second-year rate is projected, and Wingate says tuition rises in the second year. Save the source and cohort year with each budget.
Choose the campus deliberately
Wingate lists the same tuition for Wingate and Hendersonville, but campus fees and housing may differ. Wake Forest has Winston-Salem and Boone locations under one program.
Keep developing options on a watchlist
South University High Point and UNC Wilmington appear on ARC-PA's applicant list. Applicant status does not guarantee accreditation or an opening date.
Does Charlotte have an accredited PA program?
Elon Charlotte appears on the current roster with Provisional accreditation granted October 3, 2026. It is separate from Elon's original program.
What is the cheapest PA school in North Carolina?
Residency can change the comparison substantially. Use comparable full-program figures, then add required fees, living costs and clinical travel; incomplete quotes are not ranked as bargains.
Sources you can check
Accreditation and state placement use the current ARC-PA roster, with program sites for campus details. Each cost card links to its university source. “Verified” means the displayed amount and scope were located in an official source on the review date; it does not mean the rate applies to every future entering class.
Tuition-only and tuition-plus-fees totals stay separate. Annual and per-term figures are not treated as full-program totals. Calculated estimates are labelled and excluded from full-program sorts. “Not verified” means a reliable comparable amount was not established, not that a program is free.
Continued, Provisional and Probation are accreditation statuses; applicant programs are not yet accredited. “F” identifies a focused visit. Program-specific cost and accreditation details here reflect this state review; the national directory and paid comparison dataset retain their separately dated snapshots.
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