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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

43 Colleges
$4,320 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,202 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific 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 Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 43 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value programs for grade specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for grade specific ed majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools

Our analysis found Vance-Granville Community College to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Vance-Granville Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Henderson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Vance-Granville Community College are $1,944 a year.

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#2

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanly Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Albemarle, Stanly Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Stanly Technical College are $2,794 a year.

Stanly Technical College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in North Carolina list.

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#3

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC
$1,940 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pitt Community College is a great value for teacher education grade specific students. Pitt Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Winterville.

Pitt Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,940 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Grade Specific Ed majors at Pitt Community College take out an average of $28,845 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 43 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Piedmont Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Piedmont Community College are $2,792 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Central Piedmont Community College is ranked #4 for overall quality for grade specific ed in North Carolina.

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The excellent programs at Haywood Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in North Carolina. Haywood Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Clyde.

Haywood Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,580 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$2,289 Average Tuition & Fees

Guilford Technical Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Guilford Technical Community College are $2,289 per year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at Guilford Technical Community College take out is $23,290.

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Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value teacher education grade specific programs. FTCC is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.

FTCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,544 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at FTCC take out is $16,718.

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#8

Gaston College

Dallas, NC
$2,862 Average Tuition & Fees

Gaston College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in North Carolina list. Gaston College is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Dallas.

Gaston College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,862 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Wake Technical Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wake Technical Community College are $2,768 per year. While working on their degree, grade specific ed majors at Wake Technical Community College accumulate an average of around $17,072 in student debt.

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$2,626 Average Tuition & Fees

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value teacher education grade specific programs. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Salisbury.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College are $2,626 per year. After completing their degree, grade specific ed graduates from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College carry an average student debtload of $8,500.

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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 25 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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