2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Law is the 25th most popular major in the country with 34,750 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, law graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,876 and had an average of $112,084 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 930 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,286 and $135,239 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 930 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in law. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality law programs that also have a lower cost than 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 law program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Law in North Carolina

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina list. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 199 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. 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 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Law Report

#2

Elon University

Elon, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$18,432 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Elon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Elon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elon, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 108 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Elon, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Elon University are $18,432, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

North Carolina Central University

Durham, North Carolina

#5 in overall quality

$20,595 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina Central University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 119 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Carolina Central University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina Central University are $20,595, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina

#4 in overall quality

$14,985 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Campbell University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 136 degrees to qualified doctorate’s law students in 2019-2020.

Campbell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Campbell are $14,985, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Campbell Law Report

#5

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$39,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Forest University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 151 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wake Forest University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Law 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 Wake Forest University are $39,216.

Read more about Law at Wake Forest 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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