2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina

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In 2019-2020, 38,020 people earned their degree in public health, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,740 and had an average of $35,895 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 1,278 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,022 and $29,638 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in public health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public health programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public health program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in North Carolina

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$63,005 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Public Health Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$21,918 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health 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 University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918.

Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Public Health Report

#3

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$21,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 2 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Health at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

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