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Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina

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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina

22 Colleges
$57,494 Avg Salary
$12,300 Avg Student Debt

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in North Carolina to see which 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.

Check out the education admin programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

#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. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.

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

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 22 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Educational Administration at East Carolina University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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Queens University of Charlotte did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Western Carolina University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina ranking. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Western Carolina University

#9

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

Wingate University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Wingate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wingate.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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 22 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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