2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in North Carolina with 7,425 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina
Check out the nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Wilmington the best value school in North Carolina for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNCW are $7,514 per year.
UNCW not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 per year.
UNC Charlotte not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. WCU is a large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCU are $7,480 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
ECU graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in North Carolina. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.
UNC Greensboro graduate students pay an average of $8,265 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 a year.
UNC Chapel Hill did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
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Winston - Salem State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, WSSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WSSU are $6,718 a year.
With a ranking of #8, Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Hickory, Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lenoir - Rhyne University are $12,060 per year.
Gardner - Webb University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 per year.
Wake Forest University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wake Forest University are $39,240 per year.
Wake Forest University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 2,838 |
| Alabama | 7,364 |
| Kentucky | 6,395 |
| Tennessee | 6,004 |
| Louisiana | 3,502 |
| Florida | 21,209 |
| Arkansas | 2,882 |
| Georgia | 7,112 |
| West Virginia | 1,771 |
| South Carolina | 3,296 |
| Virginia | 6,775 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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