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

5 Ranked Colleges
930 Degrees Awarded
$25,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Law 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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in law. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality law 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 law 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 Law Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina doctor’s degree law students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Law (Income $0-$30k) in North Carolina

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #1 spot on the list. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s law degrees to 199 students 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 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Law Report

#2

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the #2 spot on the list. Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 151 doctorate’s law degrees to qualified students.

Wake Forest University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wake Forest University are $39,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Law at Wake Forest University

#3

North Carolina Central University

Durham, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Central University landed the #3 spot on the list. North Carolina Central University is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 119 doctorate’s law degrees to qualified students.

North Carolina Central University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina Central University are $20,595, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Law at North Carolina Central University

#4

Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Campbell University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. Campbell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 136 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Campbell, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Campbell University are $14,985, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Elon University

Elon, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elon University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Elon, North Carolina, and it awarded 108 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

Elon also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Elon are $18,432.

Read full report on Law at Elon

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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