20 Best Masters Programs In Charlotte, NC (2022 Updated)

I left a BSN program to attend CCHS and it was the best decision I ever made for my nursing career! Compared to the university I previously attended, CCHS classes are small and intimate, we had easy access to our teachers and advisors and we had a TON of hands-on clinical experience. I felt very prepared for the NCLEX as well as my first nursing job after I graduated. I then was able to work as an RN while taking classes online for my BSN after I graduated. I highly recommend CCHS to anyone interested in a career in healthcare and am proud to be a CCHS alummi!Kelly Carlisle

Two days ago, I received an acceptance letter into CCHS’s Neurodiagnostic Technology program! The application process was made easy due to great communication, kindness and patience from Robert, the Coordinator of Admissions. Mrs. Ashley Hastings, the Program Chair, answered all of my questions in detail, making me more eager to join the program. I am looking forward to gaining knowledge from her. All of the staff I have come across so far at CCHS has been welcoming and kind. I highly recommend applying to Carolinas College of Health Sciences.Ahyanna

I've attended CCHS for almost 2 years now. I like how the staff has worked diligently with student during COVID-19. While everyone is still going through difficult times, they have been able to adapt to regulations and restrictions of healthcare that have been placed during the pandemic. I truly enjoy attending CCHS and I know that once I graduate from the nursing program, I will have all the tools, training, and guidance needed to provide excellent care to all patients.Stephanie Lemons

Let's be honest, there are good things and bad things to this school. While the department the major I have is very small and thus more personal with you, especially with advising, the bigger departments like business are very impersonal with you, and hold rather strict barrings on until you complete the, to be honest, useless general education the college forces on you, though that is the case anywhere in America. It is almost arrogant in how they dismiss the ideas and opinions of the students in favor of their own. They are also known for their excessive penny pinching. With the prices on campus being outrageous, they also hold strict rulings for housing and parking, giving you hefty bills if you mess up on even the slightest infraction. Overall, the grand and upcoming productions they are doing with the school, such as the football field and new dorms and buildings, do not help the general student population much. Now, with this said, there are good things to this place. For one, in smaller departments, you get a generally more personal and kinder attention to you and your college career. With my department at least, as long as you show the ability, they help you get the classes you want and need. Also, at least on campus, school spirit runs deep with the green and gold. There are more than enough events to bolster this said school patriotism, and can eventually come to rival other schools. Also, while some professors have a tendency to stuff beliefs down the student's throats, others can be thought inspiring, and can be interesting and even fun to go to classes sometimes. However, the lousy administration still lingers over these benefits, and hampers the overall quality of the school. If they fixed that problem, they would be a good school. However, with that said problem, I can only recommend it, as a current student, as a mediocre to slightly above average at best school to prospective students. To them, I would look at your options and see if you want to come here. I do not regret the choice of coming to this school, but I cannot ignore its blatant and crippling flaws.Drunk Farmer

If you have a lot of money, or you're a research student or engineer, you probably won't have a problem with this school. The school looks very nice on the outside, but as a student, I hated it. The dorms were god awful. Their elevators did not work on the first day of move in. At one point they did not have enough rooms in the highrises for the students, and had to house students in the commons rooms and blackout the windows. The Cafeteria food was always questionable. Cold and pretty unimaginative. Facilities and services always closed down early. There was hardly anything open on the weekends. Not to mention there is barely any means of going anywhere outside of campus if you don't have a car. Speaking of cars, parking services is ridiculous and incompetent. They wrote me up even when I had my parking tag right on the windshield, positioned properly where it was supposed to be, and another time I got a ticket after the semester had ended! This school just looks for ways to nickel and dime students. They're department chairs and coordinators are a bunch of fools who can't manage their jobs. And when they make mistakes, you are the one who will probably end up paying for it.Eric Williams

I went to UNCC back in the mid to late 90s. All I can say is if I had a time machine, I'd love to go back. I met several life-long friends that I continue to hang out with to this day. It's amazing how much the campus has changed over the years. The last time I was there (for the first football game) I almost got lost. I received a fine arts degree and have made a career out of digital printing and design. According to other reviews, people still like to go home on the weekends. That was also the case when I attended, but for the brave that stay around the school during the weekend, more power to you. That's where the fun is really at. Also, I'm hearing that students aren't attending the football games and the ones that are, tend to leave early. All I have to say to that is, just be glad you have a football team. We were so sports deprived back in the day, we would go to all the basketball and baseball games. Good times!Chad Milburn

*This review is in regards to their summer intern housing program* Queens must be the most incompetent organization I have ever dealt with. Of a group of five friends, they managed to "mistransfer" two of our contact information into their database – they messed up 40% of our applications! (Oh, and they they "misassigned" a third to the wrong room). While I wasn't too upset to learn that I lost my spot, even contacting them about my refund proved difficult since they don't answer their phone during business hours. If you're going to apply for summer intern housing at Queens, make sure to put in a few applications elsewhere.Alex Hoffman

The nursing program is bad. Less than half of the students that start at Queens for nursing end up graduating. Most people fail out of the program. You need at least a 77 to pass your classes and they will not help you if you’re 0.1 away from passing. If you fail a class, you can only retake it once and you will be delayed a semester because you can only take that one class. If you fail two classes, you’re out. It’s a very expensive school and not worth your time. They have a HESI exam that counts 10% of your grade and it’s really hard and you can’t study for it. They don’t prepare you for it either.Kirsten “Meghan” Lim

MSN-CNL online degree program was an extraordinary graduate nursing program. The professors were top rate, requiring excellence at all times and were superb at instructing through an online platform supported by faculty specifically assigned to assist the full time working professional. I highly recommend this program and welcome any questions you may have when considering Queens for your advanced nursing degree. Email my name at google.Darci Kelso

Hello all, my name is Kyle Wesselman. I am a recent graduate of Kings College and for those who are reading this you may have questions about Kings College and I am here to share my experience at Kings with you. I entered the medical assistant program in the fall of 2013 and probably like many of you, I was ready and eager to start a great career. I knew what I wanted to do and had the drive to get there, I just needed the opportunity. Kings College provided that opportunity ten fold. Kings has an amazing faculty and staff. Their instructors have years of experience in the field's they teach and are with you ever step of the way. Something I can certainly tell you while are attending Kings is you are getting a top notch education. Also Kings College has an amazing staff. Their educational recruiters are great, the educational department is outstanding and the student financial department is unbelievably when helping you through anything you need. Lastly but far from least is Kings College's job placement department. They work with you closely to help find and place you in the right and exact job you want once you graduate. Their effort and care is amazing, all of Kings personnel goes above and beyond for their students that I can say is a fact. So if you have any questions about Kings College hopefully I have answered them for you and choose Kings College. You will get to where you want to be.Kyle Wesselman

I graduated from King's in December 2016, with a diploma in Medical Assisting. The placement department sent me on multiple interviews, and I was offered a job with a large hospital in Charlotte within two weeks of graduation. King's is more expensive than a community college and it is true that credits do NOT transfer, but this is a fast track program. I was looking for a school that would prepare me for employment in a short period of time, and the cost was well worth it for me. After 8 months of classroom training, I was well prepared for my 8 week externship. The curriculum taught is exactly what is needed to be prepared to work in a medical office. The instructors are very knowledgeable in the subjects that they teach. They are all required to have at least a Masters Degree. King's College is well known in the medical community for putting out the most well prepared and knowledgeable MAs. I would definitely recommend this school to anyone who is looking for a fast track program with a reputable school.Classie Norfleet

The placement department at King's College is awesome. They are people who I believe from my experience genuinely care about the students. They go above and beyond and are also very empathetic people that strive to understand and help where they can. You can always tell who really enjoys their job! King's college as a whole is a great school and has great benefits. The placement department will assist you for the rest of your life in finding a job. King's College is the first school of business to be established in North Carolina and it truly is a school of business! If you are looking for a school to get you directly into the work force and give you the necessary education, King's is a great choice. It is a very professional environment. The programs they offer are fast paced and to the point. The instructors are very strict because they are preparing you for the work force. Be very flexible, and open to learn if you decide to come to King's. I enjoyed my time here and learned so much.Mr. Parson

I'm still currently a Johnson & Wales student. It is OKAY. The Chefs are geniuses and the culinary labs are AMAZING. BUT the academics are merely mediocre, making them not worth the price. Most of the textbooks are written by the school (understandably, since their degree programs are all very complex) and they crazy overcharge for them even by textbook standards. Since they are only available through the school, they take advantage of it. Most of the teachers however, do everything they can to keep you from having to pay for the books. Charlotte is a lovely place to go to school, but they did a terrible job placing the campus. It's MOSTLY a nice area, but after 4 o'clock it gets pretty sketchy. In the year and a half that I have been here, they have changed the curriculum four different times. Most of the changes are fine and don't really effect my everyday. The dorms, are horrifying. The dining hall gave everyone in my year food poisoning at least three times. The apartment style dorms are full of water damage that the school claims to have dealt with, but our carpet is still bubbled up a foot every few steps we take and all of our cabinets smell like mold. BUT they ARE currently getting money together to start building new apartment style dorms. Construction is supposed to start in 2018 (they're currently working on buying the building from the city). Unfortunately since this is technically a remote campus of the Providence school, everything has to go through them before coming to us. They are stuck in the dark ages. They use paper for all their files and also every test, essay, and request. Things get lost all the time and a lot gets lost over the communications between campuses, but that's not charlotte JWU's fault. SUMMARY: Dorms suck, food is poison. Culinary classes are great, academics probably aren't worth the money. They're fixing the dorm situation, but won't be done before I graduate. Providence Campus is the worst.Sage WolfeZogg

I am currently attending this school and it's pretty fun. Charlotte is a beautiful area, but the location of campus is placed strangely. There's always a lot of construction around, but I don't blame the school for that. I'm in baking and pastry and the chefs and students are mostly positive while in class though they seem like they expect so much more out of the students who don't know half the stuff we're being taught. Academics is okay, but some teachers treat the students poorly. When it comes to academics, the student DO know stuff and some teachers treat students like they are clueless five year-olds. I'd say the school is too expensive for what it gives us. I'll be spending years in student loan debt after maybe a bachelor's degree. The food in the cafeteria is horrible for a culinary school. They try to make things fancy and just end up making it more gross. The dorm halls always smell like weed. The RAs don't care and are students as well so if you have a problem with someone, they pick sides. CVT isn't too bad, which is where I'm living next year. I love this school and I was excited to come, but it feels like they're making no effort for any of their students that are paying so much to be here.Ashley Evans

The school is okay as a whole but I'm here to bring everyone's attention to the food. First off they have served raw chicken to us multiple times and then they pick through the meat to choose the ones who arent cooked leaving the rest of the now contaminated meat behind for us to eat. This food has made me and others sick on more than one occasion now. Not to mention the people working down there are rude, wearing earbuds so they cant hear us. How is this acceptable we pay good money to be here but yet they act like the world is crashing down if we ask them to put things out so we can get the food. Honestly do not recommend this school or eating in their cafeteria unless you enjoy raw meat and rude people.KayLynne markel

The class was very easy to follow with power point guide and content was well suited for the topic of branding one’s business. This was a great roadmap navigating through the language that your brand speaks and providing links to resources to optimize branding efforts. Helpful breakdowns and checks for understanding throughout allowing others to ask pertinent questions. Great material that I will continue to review during branding campaigns for my business. There was some slight fumbling between retrieving online questions to facilitate discussion. Also, a few classroom questions were difficult to hear and could have been better understood if repeated by hosts.Dominique Clark

They provide outstanding seminars to help new business and small business like myself. The wealth of information they provide at no charge is very appreciated by small business owners. If you have not taken advantage of any of their seminars you are missing out. They truly provide the tools you will need to start a business or if you have started one their tools will help improve areas you may need or are not to familiar with.Veronica

I took the Food Truck 101 class with Ricky Ortiz and it was amazing! I learned so much, he covered all of the bases on getting started on a food truck and being successful. The small business center was there to let us know we had other resources when it came to starting a business and have followed up after the class. It was very nice.Grace McGuire

Gordon Conwell Charlotte is one of the four locations of Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. All four are on the east coast of the United States. Gordon Conwell Charlotte is situated near the NC-SC line and offers a wide range of degree programs for those interested in pursuing an advanced degree at a seminary. They offer many courses to help people pursue a degree while continuing in the workforce. An example of this is the hybrid Master of Christian Ministries which allows students to do a majority of work online complemented by a 3 day residency intensive. I've been able to pursue this degree while continue to work in Virginia. The staff is amazingly professional and helpful, often going out of their way to help the students succeed. They are a large reason why this review gets 5-stars. The school just completed a building renovation which has brought in a lot of new technological advances to Gordon Conwell to teach and minister to it's students. If you are looking for an advanced seminary degree, I highly recommend Gordon Conwell CharlotteJonathan Greenhill

Can't say enough about my Gordon-Conwell experience. What drew me to the seminary was its academic rigor and its diverse (interdenominational, multiracial, and multiethnic) student body. Along my journey, I benefited significantly from scholarly, yet pastoral, professors, flexible scheduling (adult learning model) to accommodate working the working adult, and a strong sense of spiritual vitality and enrichment. I graduated with an Masters in Divinity in 2013. As a proud alumnus, I strongly recommend that you consider Gordon-Conwell.Douglas Price

Scholarly Biblical education in a loving environment. They care as much about your walk with God as making sure you understand the course content. This campus is smaller which provides a more intimate experience, but it has the resources of a large Seminary. I am so glad I visited Gordon-Conwell Charlotte during a Discovery Day and decided to pursue my Master’s Degree with them.Lee Jock

My daughters enjoyed the guided tour with Daniel from Admissions. They learned a lot (and so did I)…Gaming & Gaming Management is a thing! By thing, I mean a minor. We loved the intimate size of the school, the friendly students who said hello along the way, and the family feel between staff. I appreciate a professor from New Sciences taking a few moments to offer some advice about taking courses that allow students to have options. The museum inside of the library was one of my favorite things! Love that new students get iPad and passports. This school seems to really be invested in the future of their students.Brianna Carter

Some of the staff is great with telling you what you want to hear. But they are not good with helping with nothing you literally have to call 40 times before you get help. The school is falling apart it smells like mildew. I cried when I had to leave my son.. The fact I was going home to a better place to sleep at night. The ceiling falling in in dorm room.. Just a mess all around. Now that I know what I am looking for I have no worry…Shiquita Rutherford

Great welcoming but when it came time for our campus tour that's when the laziness kicked in. Yes it was drizzling but if you walked in with an umbrella you can walk back out with one. We never got our campus visit after driving down from DC & when you ask a staff member no one seems to know anything. Thanks for everything JCSU!!LaTanya & Devin Lucas

I enrolled in the Medical Assistant program at ECPI in March 2020 (3 month pregnant). With everything going virtual I really questioned staying enrolled. the school was not easy to work with over a computer. My Financial aid was messed up in the beginning and had to be completely redone and some of the teachers were TERRIBLE with virtual learning. I stuck it out and hoped for the best. As my due date creeped up I started freaking out but Mrs. Mocilan helped make sure everything with school was set for me to welcome my little boy. When we were finally able to come back in person all my classes were with Mrs. Mocilan. I honestly would not have finished this program if it wasn’t for her. She encourages all her students and she see the potential every individual has. She ALWAYS made herself available to her students no matter what she had going on. She went over and beyond to make study material for each certification you can get through the program. Then when you go out on externship she does everything to make sure you are getting the hands on training. I am currently employed at my externship site and she still checks on. I hope ECPI sees how lucky they are to have Mrs. Mocilan as their MA program director.Mikayla McNeill

I’ve been enrolled at ECPI since 2019, since then the staff have been very helpful and reassuring. Tabitha Mocilan and Charles Berry in particular stood out to me as instructors who were dedicated to helping their students get the best education and support when needed. Not only were they always readily available while in person, they made sure to be there for any questions or concerns I had on their time off. Their classes always kept my attention, whether virtual or in person. Our classes were always interactive! Both of them made sure to get to know you as a student and also understand enough about your personal life to help you stay on track in the courses. I’ve learned so many new things during my education journey here at ECPI and I am excited to take these new skills into the medical field. Thank you!Bree Rockingham

I recently graduated from the medical assistant program and I absolutely loved it! Mrs. Mocilan and Mr. Berry were both amazing. They both took the time to help you with whatever you may be struggling with and especially with the pandemic they spent a lot of time with their students! I ended up with 4 certifications and I can honestly say that I was ready for all of them because I was really engaged in class because I was taught everything that I needed to learn for my exams. Class size can very from 5 students to 20. Clinicals were done for our clinical classes and we would also have open labs if you needed help and that helped me a lot! I am very satisfied with the medical assisting program because I ended up getting a job right after graduating. I had an amazing experience.Kathy Luu

Let's be clear MOREHEAD was a GREAT school and the curriculum was awesome and my son was challenged. Now GOVERNOR'S VILLAGE is NOT GOOD AT ALL!!!! Since they have decided to combine Morehead elementary with Nathaniel Alexander, the curriculum is super slack (which my son was no longer challenged at all) and the quality of the teaching went wayyyy down to say the least. When my son attended Morehead elementary before they combined both elementary schools (he was in kindergarten btw) his curriculum was way more challenging then when he attended 1st grade their as Governor's Village. He became VERY bored and I am so disappointed in CMS all together. Very SLACK school system and the decision to combine these schools was the worst decision they could've ever made. How do expect a very low performing school like Nathaniel (school grade D) to conform to Morehead (which was a high performance school; school grade was a B in 2018)???!!! It does NOT work that way. The lack of suitable teaching and terrible curriculum completely brought those Morehead children down (not to say that those kids are better, they all deserve the best), but the curriculum offered so that Nathaniel could play catch up was wayyyy below what Morehead was used to. I LOVED Morehead and it broke my heart to see the school go through this and MOST importantly my son. Teacher's quit left and right 2018/2019 school year and even other admins I spoke to can't stand the school. Just awful. SmhMorghyn Rhynes Mosley

My nephew has been treated like a problem child. He recently has lost his grandfather and his mother has been hospitalized multiple times so to her health. He has had traumatic year and they have no sympathy. After dropping him off at school he was allowed to wander the hall and outside the school for over an hour and no one did a thing. His teacher talks about him with such distaste. Regardless of a child's challenges a teacher should want the best for a child and try to find solutions not tear them down or make them feel inadequate. She also completely changed her story once the school board was contacted. This is unacceptable!Ax Reign

I love this school, it's very good in my experience I learned a lot, I have to move to another school because there are no buses where I live, but I will always remember this school… that was my second home there is where I met my best friends and I will miss everyone, everything gets along very well, I didn't want to go but nothing else could be done, teachers are very good, I love being a student from this school I hope to return some day back to this school .💗Miley Rodriguez Funes

The experiences learned during the MBA program add so much value to the lessons thought during school, the faculty and administrators have an excellent level of knowledge and service, they put the students first and our development as leaders. The location works excellent being right in the heart of Charlotte, easy access by car or light rail. Whenever anybody asks me what is the most important thing I have gotten out of the MBA program at Wake Forest?, my response is “they (professors/admin) help you see qualities in yourself that you didn’t know you have within.”Lidia Sundberg

I am currently a recent grad from the WFU Charlotte Center and the experience was well worth it! The campus is right in the middle of uptown Charlotte, which makes it very easy to attract young professionals that add a lot of value to program and the overall experience. In addition to this, it makes for a very easy commute for many working professionals. The facility is clean and upgraded with up to date technology, which creates a great working environment for study groups, individual working sessions and is open 24/7 to all students.Anyel Albury

WFU '10, WFU MBA '16 (Saturday Program) I highly recommend the Charlotte WFU MBA program. Consistent with the University's reputation – the MBA program is academically rigorous with qualified and eager to advance their career working professionals. I am excited to see the mutually reinforcing relationship between corporations and graduates grow. My degree has paid dividends, and the program's growing network of students and graduated hiring professionals, continues to do so.Spyros Skouras

The bathroom is on the first and second floor. It’s great. Also, there is a gender neutral one near the back/south end. They are not near elevators like they usually are in buildings. water fountains are outside all the bathrooms too. Fantastic building designed by gwathmeyNick Sturm

My children have been dancing here for the last 9 years. The staff is wonderful and really work at creating a supportive environment for the students to learn the fundamentals of dance. Probably the best reward as a parent is seeing my children grow more confident. They also have fun! I highly recommended JMSD to anyone looking for a creative outlook for their child. Also, what is super cool is that the owner, Jami, reaches out for feedback. She’s been doing this for 30+ years and I’m always amazed that she continues to look for improvements and continues to ask questions. This is a fantastic place to be! 💃Susan Rukus

Very good studio for the non-competition dance student. Studio focuses on technique and has "Company" classes for the more advanced students. There are performance opportunities with the "Happy Holiday show and the yearly recital. Several dancers performed last year in the UNCSA Festival of Dance this year in Winston Salem. The teachers are not only friendly and knowledgeable but also have college degrees in the arts.mmantlefan7

Jami Masters School of Dance is a cheerful, welcoming studio with top-notch staff. All three of my daughters have attended classes and camps and had wonderful experiences. Ms. Masters is always very gracious and helpful each time I have come in contact with her. My daughters' teachers have advanced degrees in dance performance and are always smiling and energetic. This is a great studio!Susan Plaza

Was told on the phone that being late was unacceptable and to come a few minutes early to avoid a fee. We ended up getting there just 15 minutes early and got yelled at for doing so. We were told that there’s a fee for showing up early, but the attendant was, “going to let it slide.” Thanks I guess? Not sure what they expected us to do in those 15 minutes. Theres no way anyone can show up exactly at 5. Won’t be parking here again.Anita Elizabeth