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2023 Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Education Master's Degree 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 38 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the most popular school in North Carolina for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand 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 most popular education schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 86% of the education majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in North Carolina. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

Of the 200 students majoring in education at Appalachian State, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in North Carolina. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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

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University of North Carolina at Pembroke landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. UNC Pembroke is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Pembroke.

Of the 183 students majoring in education at UNC Pembroke, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 85% of the education majors at the school.

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Western Carolina University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 17% are male.

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North Carolina A & T State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 25% are male.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 19% 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
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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