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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$14,358 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, teacher education grade specific students earned 3,759 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for grade specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for grade specific ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools

#1

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Our analysis found Fayetteville State University to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

Fayetteville State University graduate students pay an average of $5,835 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in North Carolina. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 per year.

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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 value for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ECU are $7,594 a year.

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Out of the 22 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Pembroke landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Pembroke are $6,775 per year.

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#6

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

Winston - Salem State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, WSSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

WSSU graduate students pay an average of $6,718 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNCW graduate students pay an average of $7,514 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, North Carolina Central University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. North Carolina Central University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Durham.

North Carolina Central University graduate students pay an average of $7,641 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Western Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WCU are $7,480 a year.

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North Carolina A & T State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

NC A&T graduate students pay an average of $7,938 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 4,845
Virginia 1,857
Florida 3,339
Tennessee 1,526
Kentucky 1,644
South Carolina 1,615
Louisiana 780
Arkansas 1,727
Alabama 2,521
Mississippi 1,592
West Virginia 533

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Grade Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 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 Vgrigas.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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