2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
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 and bootcamps 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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Top Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina
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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. Wilmington, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNCW are $21,343 a year.
UNCW does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
UNCW did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, the large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
UNC Charlotte graduate students pay an average of $21,147 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at UNC Charlotte, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.
UNC Charlotte did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
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Out of the 11 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s value ranking, Western Carolina University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, the fairly large public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCU are $17,887 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at WCU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a large public school situated in Greenville, North Carolina. It awarded 51 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $20,743 per year.
ECU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 89 students in 2020-2021.
UNC Greensboro graduate students pay an average of $21,983 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNC Greensboro does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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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 public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at UNC Chapel Hill, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 77% took at least some of their classes online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNC Chapel Hill is ranked #3 for overall quality in North Carolina.
Winston - Salem State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. WSSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 6 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSSU are $17,253 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at WSSU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 89% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hickory, North Carolina. It awarded 25 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lenoir - Rhyne University graduate students pay an average of $12,060 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that Lenoir - Rhyne University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 42% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Gardner - Webb University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Gardner - Webb graduate students pay an average of $10,130 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at Gardner - Webb, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 59% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Wake Forest University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 11 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wake Forest University are $39,240 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Wake Forest University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Wake Forest University also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.
Duke University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 107 students in 2020-2021.
Duke graduate students pay an average of $59,141 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Duke does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 2% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Duke also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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