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2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$18,643 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 5,768 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in North Carolina to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

Check out the health professions doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Wilmington the best value school in North Carolina for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNCW are $7,514 a year.

Full Health Professions at University of North Carolina at Wilmington Report

Out of the 17 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte graduate students pay an average of $7,713 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

#3

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winston - Salem State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, WSSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

WSSU graduate students pay an average of $6,718 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at Winston - Salem State University Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in North Carolina. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

UNC Greensboro graduate students pay an average of $8,265 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Health Professions at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ECU are $7,594 a year.

Full Health Professions at East Carolina University Report

Western Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

WCU graduate students pay an average of $7,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at Western Carolina University Report

#7

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

Wingate University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health professions programs. Wingate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wingate.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wingate are $11,700 a year.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health professions programs. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 a year.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Health Professions at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

North Carolina A & T State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. NC A&T is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

NC A&T graduate students pay an average of $7,938 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Health Professions at North Carolina A & T State University

Lenoir - Rhyne University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Hickory, Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lenoir - Rhyne University are $12,060 a year.

Full Health Professions at Lenoir - Rhyne University Report

Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,223
Florida 11,386
Virginia 6,980
Tennessee 5,227
Georgia 5,701
South Carolina 2,216
Louisiana 2,725
West Virginia 1,503
Kentucky 4,192
Arkansas 1,559
Alabama 4,979

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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