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2023 Most Popular Online Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

10 Colleges
$21,471 Avg Salary
$16,716 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in North Carolina to see which online undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Education Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Pitt Community College the most popular online school in North Carolina for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Pitt Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Winterville.

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#2

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanly Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Albemarle, Stanly Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Hudson, CCCTI is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brunswick Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Brunswick Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Bolivia.

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#4

Mitchell Community College

Statesville, NC

The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Mitchell Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in North Carolina. Mitchell Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Statesville.

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#6

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, NC

Nash Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Rocky Mount, Nash Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Beaufort County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the rural area of Washington, Beaufort County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Richmond Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online undergraduate certificate education programs. Located in the distant town of Hamlet, Richmond Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Vance-Granville Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Vance-Granville Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Henderson.

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Montgomery Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. MCC is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Troy.

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Best 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

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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 10 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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