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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.

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education admin majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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

Our analysis found Appalachian State University to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. 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.

Appalachian State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #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 be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ECU are $7,594 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. 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.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Carolina at Wilmington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in North Carolina. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college 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 #5 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. WCU is a large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCU are $7,480 per year.

Full Educational Administration at Western Carolina University Report

University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

UNC Greensboro graduate students pay an average of $8,265 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

With a ranking of #7, Gardner - Webb University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.

Gardner - Webb graduate students pay an average of $10,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

With a ranking of #8, Wingate University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. 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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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 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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