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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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

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 2023 rankings named Pitt Community College the best value school in North Carolina for teacher education grade specific students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt Community College are $1,940 per 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.

Pitt Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.

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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.

Stanly Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,794 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Vance-Granville Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Henderson, Vance-Granville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Vance-Granville Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,944 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Guilford Technical Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Guilford Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Guilford Technical Community College are $2,289 per 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,626 in in-state tuition and fees each 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.

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#6

Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, NC

Wilkes Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Wilkesboro, Wilkes Community College is a public college 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wake Technical Community College are $2,768 a 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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