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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina

38 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in North Carolina to see which programs were the most popular 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education admin majors pursuing a .

#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 degree in North Carolina. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.

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Out of the 38 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 distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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#6

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

Stanly Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Stanly Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Albemarle.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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With a ranking of #7, Queens University of Charlotte did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Western Carolina University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina ranking. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

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Central Piedmont Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a large 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 26 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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