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Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$10,630 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,870 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,205 degrees and certificates were awarded to educational administration students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 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, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for education admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Appalachian State University the best value school in North Carolina for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Appalachian State are $8,007 per year.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 12 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $7,594 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNCW are $7,514 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WCU are $7,480 a year.

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Out of the 12 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 a year.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill graduate students pay an average of $12,566 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #4 spot in our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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#8

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fayetteville State University are $5,835 a year.

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#9

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

With a ranking of #9, Wingate University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Wingate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wingate.

Wingate graduate students pay an average of $11,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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North Carolina State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

NC State graduate students pay an average of $11,703 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NC State also made our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #2.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 776
Virginia 1,582
Florida 1,764
Tennessee 1,225
Kentucky 1,005
South Carolina 402
Louisiana 538
Arkansas 1,193
Alabama 618
Mississippi 783
West Virginia 207

One of 14 majors within the area of study, educational administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Education Admin

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Shai-WMIL.

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