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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

12 Colleges
$73,937 Avg Salary
$18,411 Avg Student Debt

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.

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The Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in North Carolina to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Educational Administration program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Gardner - Webb University the most popular school in North Carolina for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.

About 81% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 19% are male.

Full Educational Administration at Gardner - Webb University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 65 students majoring in education admin at Appalachian State, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

Of the 37 students majoring in education admin at UNC Charlotte, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in North Carolina. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

Women make up 88% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

#5

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wingate University is a great place 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.

About 44% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 56% are male.

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Western Carolina University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

Of the 15 students majoring in education admin at WCU, 7% are male and 93% are female.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Western Carolina University

University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in education admin at UNCW, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#8

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 22% are male.

Full Educational Administration at East Carolina University Report

#9

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

Full Educational Administration at Fayetteville State University Report

North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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.

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