2023 Best Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students.
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Top Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina
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Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in North Carolina for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Duke. During the 2019-2020 year, about 2% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at NC State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wake Forest University is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Wake Forest University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in North Carolina.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UNC Chapel Hill. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 77% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 21 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Elon University landed the # 5 spot on the list.
Appalachian State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking.
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.
High Point University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at High Point. In fact, around 12% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Wingate University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Wingate. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 18% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #9, Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Lenoir - Rhyne University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 42% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at UNCW, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #11 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
Online graduate courses are available at UNC Greensboro, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #12 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
Online graduate courses are available at UNC Charlotte, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.
North Carolina A & T State University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since NC A&T does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
East Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list.
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.
With a ranking of #15, Winston - Salem State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since WSSU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Western Carolina University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
WCU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #17, Campbell University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Campbell does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 4% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Gardner - Webb University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking.
One thing to take note of is that Gardner - Webb does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 59% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list.
With a ranking of #20, North Carolina Central University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
North Carolina Central University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 56% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Fayetteville State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list.
Fayetteville State University 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. 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.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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%.
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