by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in North Carolina for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Curriculum & Instruction is the 55th most popular major in the country with 19,832 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, curriculum and instruction graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $50,993 and had an average of $28,557 in loans still to pay off.
Across North Carolina, there were 182 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,255 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 75 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,744 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in North Carolina for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in curriculum and instruction. To top this list, a school must have a successful curriculum and instruction program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina doctor’s degree curriculum students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in North Carolina for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Gardner - Webb University landed the #1 spot on the list. Gardner - Webb University is a small school located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina that handed out 33 doctorate’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in North Carolina for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #2 spot on the list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s curriculum degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in North Carolina for a Doctorate. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 13 doctorate’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in North Carolina for a Doctorate list. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 12 doctorate’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in North Carolina for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at UNC Chapel Hill
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