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Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$8,100 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,937 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Educational Administration

Our 2023 rankings named Appalachian State University the best value school in North Carolina for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Appalachian State graduate students pay an average of $8,007 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Appalachian State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina 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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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 per year.

UNC Charlotte also made our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #4.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a large student population.

UNCW graduate students pay an average of $7,514 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Carolina University is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. 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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With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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

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#7

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner - Webb University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 per year.

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#8

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

Wingate University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. Wingate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wingate.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wingate are $11,700 a year.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Educational Administration Colleges 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 8 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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