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2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
259 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Nursing Practice is the 125th most popular major in the country with 7,550 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across North Carolina, there were 264 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 259 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing practice. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nursing practice programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nursing practice program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice (Income $30-$48k) in North Carolina

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k list. Duke University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 69 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Duke University Nursing Practice Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 17 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #2 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Nursing Practice Report

#3

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #3 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 86 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nursing Practice at UNC Greensboro

#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #4 spot on the list. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.

ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full East Carolina University Nursing Practice Report

#5

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also took the #6 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Nursing Practice Report

#6

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Western Carolina University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Western Carolina University is a fairly large public school situated in Cullowhee, North Carolina. It awarded 4 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

WCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WCU are $17,821, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nursing Practice at WCU

#7

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k list. Wilmington, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

UNCW also took the #5 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNCW are $21,286.

Read full report on Nursing Practice at UNCW

#8

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

Winston - Salem State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

WSSU also made our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Winston - Salem State University are $16,527.

Full WSSU Nursing Practice Report

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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