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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

22 Colleges
$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 Most Popular 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 22 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the most popular school in North Carolina for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

About 78% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#2

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Gardner - Webb University is a great place for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.

Of the 72 students majoring in education admin at Gardner - Webb, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Full Educational Administration at Gardner - Webb University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Queens University of Charlotte helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 70% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 28% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in North Carolina. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 59 students majoring in education admin at Appalachian State, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

Women make up 76% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

About 74% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 26% are male.

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University of North Carolina at Pembroke landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 66% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at University of North Carolina at Pembroke Report

North Carolina A & T State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

Of the 36 students majoring in education admin at NC A&T, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#10

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, NC

Western Carolina University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

About 63% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 37% are male.

Full Educational Administration at Western Carolina University Report

Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 22 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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