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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$15,705 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,501 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate School for You

Teacher Education Grade Specific is the most popular major in North Carolina with 3,759 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in North Carolina to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for grade specific ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Teacher Education Grade Specific

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Charlotte the best value school in North Carolina for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNC Charlotte graduate students pay an average of $7,713 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNC Charlotte also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #3.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in North Carolina. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Appalachian State are $8,007 per year.

Appalachian State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent graduate certificate programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in North Carolina. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

ECU graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ECU is ranked #5 for overall quality for grade specific ed in North Carolina.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. UNCW is a large public school located in the city of Wilmington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNCW are $7,514 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

UNC Greensboro graduate students pay an average of $8,265 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

North Carolina State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NC State are $11,703 a year.

NC State also took the #2 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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#7

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duke are $59,141 per year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at Duke take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $15,440.

Duke also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #1.

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Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,644
Tennessee 1,526
Georgia 4,845
Florida 3,339
Virginia 1,857
West Virginia 533
South Carolina 1,615
Arkansas 1,727
Louisiana 780
Mississippi 1,592
Alabama 2,521

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Grade Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 43,003
Early Childhood Education 32,920
Secondary Education 10,547
Teacher Education 9,949
Teacher Development & Methodology 6,165
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 3,517
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 2,450
Adult & Continuing Education 1,074
Montessori Teacher Education 252
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 140
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 105
Online Educator/Online Teaching 79
International Teaching and Learning 25

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
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 7 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 Vgrigas.

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