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

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 “Best Value Math Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Mathematics is the 32nd most popular major in the country with 31,080 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, mathematics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,066 and had an average of $21,378 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 763 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,000 and $18,946 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

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

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mathematics 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Math Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Math Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina

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

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

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina list. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s math degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina list. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s math degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Math Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #2 spot on the list. Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s math degrees to qualified students.

Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mathematics 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 Duke University are $59,140.

Read more about Mathematics at Duke 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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