2023 Best Value Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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The Best Value Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in North Carolina to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for teaching students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina
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Our 2023 rankings named Appalachian State University the best value school in North Carolina for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Boone, North Carolina, the large public school handed out 12 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Appalachian State graduate students pay an average of $23,017 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Appalachian State. In 2019-2020 about 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Appalachian State also made our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #1.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. East Carolina University is a large public school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 39 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
ECU graduate students pay an average of $20,743 in tuition and fees each year.
ECU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
ECU also made our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #3.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
UNCW graduate students pay an average of $21,343 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UNCW. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 88% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, the fairly large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCU are $17,887 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at WCU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 87% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in North Carolina. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
UNC Greensboro graduate students pay an average of $21,983 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNC Greensboro does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 per year.
UNC Charlotte does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large public school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 15 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at UNC Chapel Hill, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 77% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNC Chapel Hill is ranked #2 for overall quality in North Carolina.
Fayetteville State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. This medium-sized public school is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fayetteville State University are $16,900 per year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Fayetteville State University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.
Wingate University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Wingate is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wingate, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wingate are $11,700 a year.
Wingate does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 18% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Wingate not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
With a ranking of #10, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. NC State is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 57 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
NC State graduate students pay an average of $29,690 in tuition and fees each year.
NC State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 78% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #11, Gardner - Webb University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 69 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 per year.
Gardner - Webb does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 59% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
High Point University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree teaching programs. High Point is a private not-for-profit institution located in High Point, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at High Point are $30,121 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since High Point does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 12% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
High Point did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.
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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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