2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps 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, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in North Carolina to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina
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Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Greensboro the most popular school in North Carolina for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Greensboro is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 92 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 80% 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.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Winston - Salem State University is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. 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.
Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in North Carolina. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, the large public school awarded 232 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% 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 Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large public school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 555 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 61% of those degree recipients were women.
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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lenoir - Rhyne University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Hickory, North Carolina, and it awarded 25 doctor’s degrees 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 #6, Western Carolina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, the fairly large public school awarded 49 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 61% of those degree recipients were women.
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.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree healthcare programs. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, the large public school handed out 16 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UNCW is a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 85% were women.
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.
Gardner - Webb University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Boiling Springs, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% 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 landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree healthcare programs. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 155 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 54% 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.
With a ranking of #11, Campbell University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Campbell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 290 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 4% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 11 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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