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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

22 Colleges
$14,358 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in North Carolina to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools

#1

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Our analysis found Fayetteville State University to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fayetteville State University are $5,835 a year.

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Out of the 22 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 a 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 Greensboro. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 per year.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Pembroke helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in North Carolina. UNC Pembroke is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Pembroke.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Pembroke are $6,775 per year.

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#6

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

Winston - Salem State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. WSSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WSSU are $6,718 a year.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNCW is a fairly 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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With a ranking of #8, North Carolina Central University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Carolina Central University are $7,641 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, Western Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCU are $7,480 per year.

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North Carolina A & T State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public school with a large student population.

NC A&T graduate students pay an average of $7,938 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges 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 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 Vgrigas.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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