2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in North Carolina

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina” ranking.

With 259,493 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, registered nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States.

Across North Carolina, there were 6,123 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great registered nursing programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the registered nursing program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The registered nursing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina”.

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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina doctor’s degree registered nursing students.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in North Carolina

#1

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$9,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Gardner - Webb University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s registered nursing students in 2019-2020.

Gardner - Webb also made our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gardner - Webb University are $9,050, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at Gardner - Webb University

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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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