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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$2,419 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,684 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate 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.

The Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate 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 7 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Check out the grade specific ed undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Teacher Education Grade Specific

#1

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Our analysis found Pitt Community College to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in North Carolina. 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. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at Pitt Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $27,361.

Pitt Community College also took the #2 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Albemarle, Stanly Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stanly Technical College are $2,794 per year.

Stanly Technical College also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #1.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Vance-Granville Community College is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their undergraduate certificate. Vance-Granville Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Henderson.

Vance-Granville Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,944 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Vance-Granville Community College also took the #5 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Guilford Technical Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Guilford Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,289 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Grade Specific Ed majors at Guilford Technical Community College take out an average of $23,078 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Guilford Technical Community College also took the #4 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Salisbury.

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,626 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, grade specific ed graduates from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College carry an average student debtload of $12,246.

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College also took the #3 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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#6

Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, NC

Wilkes Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Wilkes Community College is a small public school located in the town of Wilkesboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wilkes Community College are $2,572 a year.

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Wake Technical Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. 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. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at Wake Technical Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $24,586.

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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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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