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2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
259 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Nursing Practice is the 125th most popular major in the country with 7,550 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across North Carolina, there were 264 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 259 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in nursing practice. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing practice programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nursing practice 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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Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice (Income $75-$110k) in North Carolina

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #1 spot on the list. Duke University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 69 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Nursing Practice 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 Nursing Practice at Duke

#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #2 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 17 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read full report on Nursing Practice at UNC Chapel Hill

#3

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to 86 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice 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 UNC Greensboro are $21,918.

Full UNC Greensboro Nursing Practice Report

#4

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k. Western Carolina University is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.

WCU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WCU are $17,821, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Western Carolina University Nursing Practice Report

#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k list. ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 53 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.

ECU also made our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nursing Practice at East Carolina University

#6

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. 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 more about Nursing Practice at UNC Charlotte

#7

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

Winston - Salem State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k list. WSSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 4 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

WSSU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Winston - Salem State University are $16,527, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nursing Practice at Winston - Salem State University

#8

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

University of North Carolina at Wilmington came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Wilmington, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nursing practice students in 2019-2020.

UNCW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Nursing Practice 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 UNCW are $21,286.

Read full report on Nursing Practice at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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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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