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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$10,630 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,870 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for education admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education admin majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Appalachian State University to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Appalachian State are $8,007 a year.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 12 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. WCU is a 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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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte graduate students pay an average of $7,713 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNC Greensboro is a 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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With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 per year.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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#8

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fayetteville State University are $5,835 per year.

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#9

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

Wingate University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Wingate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wingate.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wingate are $11,700 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NC State are $11,703 a year.

NC State also made our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #2.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Educational Administration Colleges 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 12 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 Shai-WMIL.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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