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2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

8 Colleges
$73,937 Avg Salary
$18,411 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Check out the education admin graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Educational Administration

Our 2023 rankings named Appalachian State University the best school in North Carolina for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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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 educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 8 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. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

Out of the 8 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wingate University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Wingate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wingate.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #6 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

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#7

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner - Webb University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.

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Western Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. WCU is a large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Educational Administration Colleges 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 8 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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