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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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college 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 fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte graduate students pay an average of $7,713 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Appalachian State are $8,007 a 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.

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

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Pembroke helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in North Carolina. Located in the town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Pembroke are $6,775 per year.

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#5

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

The excellent master’s degree programs at Fayetteville State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in North Carolina. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.

Fayetteville State University graduate students pay an average of $5,835 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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North Carolina Central University 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 #7 on the list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Durham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at North Carolina Central University are $7,641 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNCW are $7,514 a 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.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #2.

Full Educational Administration at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNC Greensboro is a fairly 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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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 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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