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2023 Best Value Education Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

38 Colleges
$4,735 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,315 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 7,730 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Education Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 38 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Education Schools in North Carolina

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

Top 10 Best Education Schools

#1

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC
$2,794 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Stanly Community College to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Located in the town of Albemarle, Stanly Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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

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$1,944 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vance-Granville Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools in North Carolina list. Vance-Granville Community College is a small public school located in the town of Henderson.

Vance-Granville Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,944 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC
$1,940 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pitt Community College is a great value for education students. Pitt Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Winterville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pitt Community College are $1,940 a year. While working on their degree, education majors at Pitt Community College accumulate an average of around $28,845 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at Central Piedmont Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in North Carolina. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Piedmont Community College are $2,792 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Central Piedmont Community College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Education Schools in North Carolina list.

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$2,580 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Haywood Community College is a great value for education students. Haywood Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Clyde.

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

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$2,289 Average Tuition & Fees

Guilford Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Guilford Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,289 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Education majors at Guilford Technical Community College take out an average of $23,290 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$2,544 Average Tuition & Fees

Fayetteville Technical Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools in North Carolina list. FTCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

FTCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,544 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Education majors at FTCC take out an average of $16,718 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #8, Wake Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Wake Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,768 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, education graduates from Wake Technical Community College take out $17,072 in student loans while working on their degree.

Wake Technical Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Education Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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$2,626 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Salisbury.

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,626 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, education majors at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College accumulate an average of around $8,500 in student debt.

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#10

Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, NC
$2,572 Average Tuition & Fees

Wilkes Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools in North Carolina ranking. Wilkes Community College is a small public school located in the town of Wilkesboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wilkes Community College are $2,572 a year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 1,515
South Carolina 3,980
Florida 10,069
Virginia 9,522
Arkansas 4,954
Mississippi 4,219
Louisiana 2,977
Alabama 5,059
Kentucky 5,329
Georgia 9,722
Tennessee 5,194

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

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 Horadrim.

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