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2023 Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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

Finding the Best Education Undergraduate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 42 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Forsyth Technical Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Forsyth Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

About 97% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 3% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Guilford Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Out of the 42 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Pitt Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Pitt Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Winterville.

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#4

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

Out of the 42 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanly Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Albemarle, Stanly Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Salisbury.

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Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Hudson, CCCTI is a public college with a small student population.

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Wake Technical Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate education programs. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Randolph Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Asheboro, Randolph Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Isothermal Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Spindale, ICC is a public college with a small student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#9

Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, NC

Wilkes Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Wilkes Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Wilkesboro.

About 90% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 10% 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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