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The Cheapest In-State Tuition At Public Colleges: US News And World Report List

The Cheapest Public Colleges
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Want to save money on your college tuition? Move to North Carolina!

US News and World Report recently ranked the ten colleges with the cheapest tuition for in-state students. Four schools from North Carolina made it onto the list. Way to go!

So why is North Carolina the most awesome state? The Report has more:

In North Carolina, for instance, in-state students can apply to four of the nation’s top 10 least expensive schools for state residents, including Fayetteville State University, which places third on the list below. At that school, in-state tuition and fees were $3,637 for the 2010-11 academic year. Even the state’s most expensive school for in-staters, the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill, charged $6,665 in tuition and fees—a figure still well below the national average.

Check out our slideshow of the cheapest colleges for in-state students. Then tell us, what do you think of this list? Weigh in below!

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The Cheapest Public Colleges
New Mexico Highlands University(01 of10)
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In-State Tuition & Fees (2010-11): $2,952 (credit:WikiMedia:)
Macon State College (02 of10)
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In-State Tuition & Fees (2010-11): $3,082 (credit:WikiMedia:)
Fayetteville State University(03 of10)
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In-State Tuition & Fees (2010-11): $3,637 (credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bae41fbe4b022a916c90d9d" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="0" data-vars-position-in-unit="1">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74376805@N00/413756506" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Kevin Coles" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bae41fbe4b022a916c90d9d" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74376805@N00/413756506" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="1" data-vars-position-in-unit="2">Kevin Coles</a>)
Cal State University Northridge.JPG(04 of10)
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In-State Tuition & Fees (2010-11): $3,702 (credit:WikiMedia:)
Elizabeth City State University (NC)(05 of10)
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In-State Tuition & Fees (2010-11): $3,707 (credit:WikiMedia:)
University of Wyoming(06 of10)
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In-State Tuition & Fees (2010-11): $3,726 (credit:WikiMedia:)
University of North Carolina at Pembroke(07 of10)
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In-State Tuition & Fees (2010-11): $3,890 (credit:WikiMedia:)
North Carolina A&T State University(08 of10)
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In-State Tuition & Fees (2010-11): $3,899 (credit:WikiMedia:)
Eastern New Mexico University(09 of10)
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In-State Tuition & Fees (2010-11): $3,900 (credit:WikiMedia:)
Fort Hays State University(10 of10)
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In-State Tuition & Fees (2010-11): $3,942 (credit:FHSU.edu)
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