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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$8,100 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,937 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education admin majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Educational Administration

Our 2023 rankings named Appalachian State University the best value school in North Carolina for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Appalachian State also took the #5 spot in our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. 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.

UNC Charlotte also made our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #4.

Full Educational Administration at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Carolina at Wilmington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in North Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNCW are $7,514 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. WCU is a large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

WCU graduate students pay an average of $7,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Western Carolina University

University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 a year.

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#7

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner - Webb University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.

Gardner - Webb graduate students pay an average of $10,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

With a ranking of #8, Wingate University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Wingate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wingate.

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

Full Educational Administration at Wingate University Report

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 8 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.

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