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Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

20 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Charlotte the most popular school in North Carolina for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 82% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Appalachian State University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

Women make up 84% of the education majors at the school.

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#3

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Gardner - Webb University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in North Carolina. Located in the town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 81% of the education majors at the school.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

Women make up 78% of the education majors at the school.

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#5

Duke University

Durham, NC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 85 students majoring in education at Duke, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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North Carolina State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 39% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 91% of the education majors at the school.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.

About 85% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 15% are male.

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Wingate University

Wingate, NC

Wingate University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in education at Wingate, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#10

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, NC

Western Carolina University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 7% are male.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 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 Horadrim.

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