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Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

17 Colleges
$18,643 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, health professions students earned 18,617 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Wilmington the best value school in North Carolina for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNCW are $7,514 per year.

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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 Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 per year.

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#3

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Winston - Salem State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. WSSU is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSSU are $6,718 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college 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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#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in North Carolina. ECU is a fairly 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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Western Carolina University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WCU are $7,480 a year.

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Wingate University

Wingate, NC

With a ranking of #7, Wingate University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wingate are $11,700 a year.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school 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 Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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North Carolina A & T State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC A&T are $7,938 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Hickory.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lenoir - Rhyne University are $12,060 a year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 5,590
Mississippi 6,374
South Carolina 7,283
Florida 49,046
Virginia 17,510
Arkansas 6,286
Alabama 12,636
Kentucky 10,991
Georgia 15,658
Tennessee 13,576
Louisiana 7,992

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
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
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 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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