2023 Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Teaching Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
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Our analysis found Wake Forest University to be the best school for teaching students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina.
One thing to take note of is that Wake Forest University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in North Carolina.
One thing to take note of is that UNC Chapel Hill does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 77% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
One thing to take note of is that NC State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means High Point University is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
High Point does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 12% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
Appalachian State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #6, Queens University of Charlotte did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Queens. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #7, East Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that ECU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.
UNC Charlotte does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Campbell University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking.
Campbell does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 4% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UNC Greensboro. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Salem College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, Salem is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Wingate University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Wingate does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 18% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Gardner - Webb University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Gardner - Webb, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 59% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #14, North Carolina Central University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that North Carolina Central University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 56% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Lenoir - Rhyne University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 42% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Western Carolina University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
WCU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at UNCW, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #18, University of North Carolina at Pembroke did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UNC Pembroke. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #19, North Carolina A & T State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at NC A&T. In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Fayetteville State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Fayetteville State University. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Mount Olive landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
Since the graduate programs at UMO are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Elizabeth City State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at ECSU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 86% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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