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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$10,524 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,435 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master's Degree Schools

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

ECU graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a very 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Appalachian State University is a great value for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Appalachian State are $8,007 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 Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

WCU graduate students pay an average of $7,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Pembroke. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Pembroke are $6,775 a year.

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#5

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fayetteville State University are $5,835 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, North Carolina Central University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. North Carolina Central University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Durham.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Carolina Central University are $7,641 per year.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree educational administration programs. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNC Chapel Hill is ranked #2 for overall quality for education admin in North Carolina.

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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 master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 a year.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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 20 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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