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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$15,117 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,494 Avg Salary

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.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in North Carolina to see which programs offered the best value experiences for education admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Schools in North Carolina

Check out the education admin programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Schools

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Appalachian State are $7,410 per year.

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#2

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 # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

ECU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,297 in in-state tuition and fees each 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. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $7,188 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 #4 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNCW undergraduate students pay an average of $7,238 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Carolina University is a great value for educational administration students. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WCU are $4,367 a year.

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$3,495 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Pembroke did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students. Located in the distant town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Pembroke are $3,495 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, North Carolina Central University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students. North Carolina Central University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Durham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Carolina Central University are $6,644 a year.

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#8

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC
$5,379 Average Tuition & Fees

Fayetteville State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value educational administration programs. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fayetteville State University are $5,379 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Greensboro are $7,468 per year.

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Chapel Hill are $9,028 a year.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our Best Educational Administration 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 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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