2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina
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The Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in North Carolina to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina
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Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the most popular school in North Carolina for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Durham, North Carolina, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 107 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Duke. In fact, around 2% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in North Carolina. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, the fairly large public school awarded 89 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at UNC Greensboro, 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 80% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. ECU is a large public school situated in Greenville, North Carolina. It awarded 51 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at ECU, 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 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. 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.
Around 93% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UNC Chapel Hill. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lenoir - Rhyne University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hickory, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Lenoir - Rhyne University. In 2019-2020 about 42% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Western Carolina University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. WCU is a public institution located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
WCU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. This large public school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 14 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
UNC Charlotte 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. 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.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNCW does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Wake Forest University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 11 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 91% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Wake Forest University. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Gardner - Webb University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Gardner - Webb is located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Gardner - Webb does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 59% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Winston - Salem State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students 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.
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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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