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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$10,524 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,435 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Master'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.

The Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

Check out the education admin master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $7,594 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great value for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 per year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

The excellent master’s degree programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in North Carolina. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Appalachian State are $8,007 a year.

Appalachian State also took the #5 spot in our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.

Full Educational Administration at Appalachian State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WCU are $7,480 a year.

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#5

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fayetteville State University is a great value for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fayetteville State University are $5,835 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Pembroke. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

UNC Pembroke graduate students pay an average of $6,775 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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North Carolina Central University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree educational administration programs. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Durham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at North Carolina Central University are $7,641 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNCW are $7,514 a year.

Full Educational Administration at University of North Carolina at Wilmington Report

With a ranking of #9, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 a year.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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

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 master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UNC Greensboro is a 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.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 20 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 Shai-WMIL.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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