2022 Best Value German Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value German Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,415 people earned their degree in Germanic languages, making the major the 216th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, Germanic languages graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,200 and had an average of $22,114 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 65 Germanic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,800 and $22,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 Germanic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value German Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in Germanic languages. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Germanic languages 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 Germanic languages 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 German Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value German Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $0-$30k) in North Carolina

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value German Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #1 spot on the list. Duke is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 5 doctorate’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Germanic Languages 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 full report on Germanic Languages at Duke

#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 German Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s German students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Germanic Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #2. 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 Germanic Languages Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $0-$30k)

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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