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2023 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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$81,870 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, educational administration was ranked 2nd in North Carolina. In fact, 1,205 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for teaching 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 Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the best school in North Carolina for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Appalachian State University is a great place for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly 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. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

High Point University

High Point, NC

Out of the 12 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, High Point University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of High Point, High Point is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wingate University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Wingate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wingate.

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North Carolina State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Western Carolina University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #10 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,005
Tennessee 1,225
Georgia 776
Florida 1,764
Virginia 1,582
West Virginia 207
South Carolina 402
Arkansas 1,193
Louisiana 538
Mississippi 783
Alabama 618

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, educational administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Admin Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration 32,837
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 4,709
Other Educational Administration & Supervision 2,247
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision 1,727
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship 1,572
Superintendency & Educational System Administration 1,107
Urban Education & Leadership 736
Adult & Continuing Education Administration 462
Secondary School Administration/Principalship 452
Community College Education 354
Administration of Special Education 186
Early Childhood Program Administration 70
International School Administration/Leadership 10

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

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 Shai-WMIL.

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