2023 Most Popular Business Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for business students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this Most Popular Business Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Business Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina
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Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the most popular school in North Carolina for business students working on their doctor’s degree. Duke University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 25 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 40% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Duke does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 2% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 43% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UNC Charlotte. In 2019-2020 about 82% 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 Chapel Hill. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the large public school handed out 15 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 33% 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 77% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 47% of those degree recipients were women.
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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 78% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Gardner - Webb University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in North Carolina. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. It awarded 15 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 87% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Gardner - Webb does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 59% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree business programs. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 8 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
UNC Greensboro 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. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in Wake Forest, North Carolina that handed out 5 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at SEBTS. In 2019-2020 about 59% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 7 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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