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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$10,524 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,435 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Master'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.

The Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree 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 value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 per year.

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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 Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.

Appalachian State graduate students pay an average of $8,007 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 20 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the # 4 spot on the list. WCU is a fairly 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.

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#5

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fayetteville State University is a great value for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fayetteville State University are $5,835 a year.

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Out of the 20 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Pembroke landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Pembroke are $6,775 per year.

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North Carolina Central University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. North Carolina Central University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Durham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at North Carolina Central University are $7,641 a year.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the midsize 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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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill graduate students pay an average of $12,566 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #2.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

UNC Greensboro graduate students pay an average of $8,265 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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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