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Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$2,419 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,684 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in North Carolina to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for grade specific ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Teacher Education Grade Specific

#1

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Our analysis found Pitt Community College to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in North Carolina. Located in the midsize suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Pitt Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,940 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, grade specific ed majors at Pitt Community College accumulate an average of around $27,361 in student debt.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Pitt Community College also did well on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Stanly Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in North Carolina. Stanly Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Albemarle.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Stanly Technical College are $2,794 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vance-Granville Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Henderson, Vance-Granville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Vance-Granville Community College are $1,944 a year.

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Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Guilford Technical Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Guilford Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown.

Guilford Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,289 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at Guilford Technical Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $23,078.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in North Carolina. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Salisbury, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College are $2,626 a year. Grade Specific Ed majors at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College take out an average of $12,246 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College also did well on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#6

Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, NC

Wilkes Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the town of Wilkesboro, Wilkes Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wilkes Community College are $2,572 a year.

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Wake Technical Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wake Technical Community College are $2,768 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, grade specific ed majors at Wake Technical Community College accumulate an average of around $24,586 in student debt.

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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 7 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.

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