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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina

20 Colleges
$57,494 Avg Salary
$12,300 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

Educational Administration is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 1,205 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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The Best Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Educational Administration Colleges.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Schools

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 20 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

High Point University

High Point, NC

The excellent programs at High Point University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of High Point, High Point is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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Queens University of Charlotte did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for educational administration students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

Wingate University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for educational administration students. It came in at #8 on the list. Wingate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wingate.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for educational administration students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a large student population.

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#10

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

Campbell University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. Campbell is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Buies Creek.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,582
Florida 1,540
Georgia 739
Tennessee 1,211
Kentucky 1,005
Louisiana 538
Alabama 618
South Carolina 402
Mississippi 783
Arkansas 1,193
West Virginia 207

One of 14 majors within the area of study, educational administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Education Admin

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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