2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina
Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Charlotte the best value school in North Carolina for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 per year.
UNC Charlotte did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.
ECU graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.
Appalachian State graduate students pay an average of $8,007 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Appalachian State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.
Out of the 10 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNCW is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNCW are $7,514 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
NC State graduate students pay an average of $11,703 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NC State is ranked #2 for overall quality for education in North Carolina.
Western Carolina University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCU are $7,480 per year.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 per year.
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Gardner - Webb University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 a year.
Wingate University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Located in the suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wingate are $11,700 a year.
Duke University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Duke graduate students pay an average of $59,141 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Duke is ranked #1 for overall quality for education in North Carolina.
Best Value Education Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Education Schools 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 |
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Education Related Majors for Education
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| 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 10 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 Horadrim.
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