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2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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$61,137 Avg Salary
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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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in North Carolina to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Charlotte the most popular online school in North Carolina for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 437 students majoring in education at UNC Charlotte, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Appalachian State University is a great place for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.

Of the 196 students majoring in education at Appalachian State, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for education students working on their online graduate certificate. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

Of the 125 students majoring in education at ECU, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 61% of the education majors at the school.

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Out of the 11 online programs at schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNCW is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.

Women make up 85% of the education majors at the school.

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#6

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

Wingate University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate education programs. Located in the suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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Western Carolina University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 93% of the education majors at the school.

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#7

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

Winston - Salem State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. WSSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in education at UNC Greensboro, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hickory.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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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 11 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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