2023 Most Popular 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. 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 and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina
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Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the most popular school in North Carolina for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the large public school awarded 555 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 61% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNC Chapel Hill does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 77% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 18 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Duke University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 300 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 69% of those degree recipients were women.
Duke 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 2% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 232 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 69% of those degree recipients were women.
ECU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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 Wake Forest University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in North Carolina. Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 155 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 54% of those degree recipients were women.
Wake Forest University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Campbell University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Buies Creek, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 290 students in 2020-2021.
Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
Campbell 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 4% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
High Point University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. High Point is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in High Point, North Carolina. It awarded 130 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
Some students may be able 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 #7 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Wingate, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 125 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 63% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Wingate does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 18% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 92 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
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 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Winston - Salem State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 70 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at WSSU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #10, Western Carolina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. WCU is a public institution located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 49 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 61% were women.
One thing to take note of is that WCU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Elon University 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 #11 on the list. Located in Elon, North Carolina, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 45 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
Lenoir - Rhyne University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree healthcare programs. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hickory, North Carolina. It awarded 25 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Lenoir - Rhyne University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 42% took at least some of their classes online.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large public school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 16 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UNC Charlotte. 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.
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. This very small private for-profit school is located in Asheville, North Carolina, and it awarded 15 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 60% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree healthcare programs. UNCW is a fairly large public school situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. It awarded 13 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 85% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UNCW. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Gardner - Webb University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular 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.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Gardner - Webb does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 59% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
North Carolina A & T State University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. North Carolina A & T State University is a fairly large public school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 9 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at NC A&T. During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Methodist University 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 #18 on the list. Fayetteville, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
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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%.
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