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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina

25 Colleges
$57,494 Avg Salary
$12,300 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Educational Administration 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best programs for teaching students.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina

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

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Schools

#1

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

Our analysis found Stanly Community College to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Stanly Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Albemarle.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Stanly Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Piedmont Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 25 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Out of the 25 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Read full report on Educational Administration at North Carolina State University

The excellent programs at Haywood Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in North Carolina. Located in the suburb of Clyde, Haywood Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Appalachian State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Appalachian State University

#7

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

High Point University

High Point, NC

With a ranking of #8, High Point University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. Located in the midsize city of High Point, High Point is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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Queens University of Charlotte ranked #10 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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 25 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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