2023 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in North Carolina to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina
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Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in North Carolina. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, the large public school handed out 306 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 65% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in North Carolina. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 205 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 18 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Winston - Salem State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. WSSU is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,144 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 77% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Wilmington, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 76% were women.
Around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Piedmont International University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 29 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 21% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Piedmont International University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #7, Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Hickory, North Carolina, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 25 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 42% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #8, Wingate University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Wingate, North Carolina, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 146 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 61% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 18% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #9, Western Carolina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. This fairly large public school is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and it awarded 65 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
Around 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, the large public school handed out 192 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
North Carolina A & T State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, the fairly large public school awarded 62 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 47% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Appalachian State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. This large public school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 12 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 86% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Gardner - Webb University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 98 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 59% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Wake Forest University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 379 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 51% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.
North Carolina State University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. North Carolina State University is a large public school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 630 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 49% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 78% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 94% took at least some of their classes online.
Grace College of Divinity landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs.
In 2019-2020 about 98% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #17, Campbell University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Campbell University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Buies Creek, North Carolina that handed out 456 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 4% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 18 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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