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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

12 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Educational Administration program at each school on the list.

Check out the education admin graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

#1

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Our analysis found Gardner - Webb University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.

Of the 126 students majoring in education admin at Gardner - Webb, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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Out of the 12 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 town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 77% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Appalachian State University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

Women make up 78% of the education admin majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

About 88% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 12% are male.

Full Educational Administration at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

#5

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

Out of the 12 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.

Of the 18 students majoring in education admin at Wingate, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Western Carolina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. WCU is a large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

Women make up 93% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Western Carolina University

University of North Carolina at Wilmington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the education admin majors at the school.

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

#8

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in education admin at ECU, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#9

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.

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With a ranking of #9, Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Hickory, Lenoir - Rhyne University 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 Most Popular 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.

  • 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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