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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$15,705 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,501 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, teacher education grade specific students earned 1,253 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific 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. This report analyzed 7 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for grade specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Teacher Education Grade Specific

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Charlotte to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte graduate students pay an average of $7,713 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNC Charlotte also took the #4 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Appalachian State are $8,007 per year.

Appalachian State also took the #5 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 7 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 school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ECU are $7,594 a year.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at East Carolina University Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Carolina at Wilmington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNCW are $7,514 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 a year.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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 grade specific ed in North Carolina.

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#7

Duke University

Durham, NC

With a ranking of #7, Duke University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duke are $59,141 per year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, grade specific ed graduates from Duke carry an average student debtload of $15,440.

Duke not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.

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Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 984
Florida 440
Georgia 2,285
Tennessee 451
Kentucky 634
Louisiana 201
Alabama 1,339
South Carolina 423
Mississippi 472
Arkansas 680
West Virginia 112

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
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 7 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 Vgrigas.

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