2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 3rd in North Carolina. In fact, 7,425 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in North Carolina to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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. UNCW is a large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNCW are $7,514 per year.
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Out of the 11 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.
UNC Charlotte graduate students pay an average of $7,713 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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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. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCU are $7,480 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.
ECU graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 a year.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.
UNC Chapel Hill graduate students pay an average of $12,566 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UNC Chapel Hill did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
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With a ranking of #7, Winston - Salem State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. WSSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.
WSSU graduate students pay an average of $6,718 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Lenoir - Rhyne University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hickory.
Lenoir - Rhyne University graduate students pay an average of $12,060 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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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. Located in the town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Gardner - Webb graduate students pay an average of $10,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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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. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Wake Forest University graduate students pay an average of $39,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Wake Forest University is ranked #3 for overall quality for nursing in North Carolina.
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Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 7,112 |
| Virginia | 6,775 |
| Florida | 21,209 |
| Tennessee | 6,004 |
| Kentucky | 6,395 |
| South Carolina | 3,296 |
| Louisiana | 3,502 |
| Arkansas | 2,882 |
| Alabama | 7,364 |
| Mississippi | 2,838 |
| West Virginia | 1,771 |
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
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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