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Best Value Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

25 Colleges
$12,521 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,494 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools

#1

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC
$2,794 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Stanly Community College the best value school in North Carolina for educational administration students. Stanly Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Albemarle.

Stanly Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,794 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent programs at Central Piedmont Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Piedmont Community College are $2,792 per year.

Central Piedmont Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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$2,580 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Haywood Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the suburb of Clyde, Haywood Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Haywood Community College are $2,580 per year.

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$2,544 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 25 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FTCC are $2,544 a year.

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#5

Robeson Community College

Lumberton, NC
$2,563 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 25 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Robeson Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Robeson Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Lumberton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Robeson Community College are $2,563 per year.

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Appalachian State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for educational administration students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.

Appalachian State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Appalachian State also did well on our Best Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECU are $7,297 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, ECU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina list.

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With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $7,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNC Charlotte excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina list.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNCW are $7,238 a year.

UNCW also claimed a spot on our Best Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#10

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, NC
$4,367 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Western Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

WCU undergraduate students pay an average of $4,367 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 25 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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