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2023 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

12 Colleges
$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 4,150 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

Check out the education doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Appalachian State University the best school in North Carolina for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 12 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 3 spot on the list. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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#4

High Point University

High Point, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend High Point University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. High Point is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of High Point.

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#5

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Wingate University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in North Carolina. Located in the suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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North Carolina State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #8 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNCW is a large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

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With a ranking of #9, Western Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 2,371
Florida 5,192
Virginia 7,400
Tennessee 3,386
Georgia 6,283
South Carolina 2,297
Louisiana 1,732
West Virginia 924
Kentucky 3,387
Arkansas 3,395
Alabama 3,231

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Horadrim.

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