2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in North Carolina

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking.

Secondary Education is the 88th most popular major in the country with 9,530 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across North Carolina, there were 24 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in secondary education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality secondary education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the secondary education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree secondary teaching students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in North Carolina

#1

Lenoir - Rhyne University

Hickory, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$11,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lenoir - Rhyne University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina list. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hickory, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lenoir - Rhyne University also made our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lenoir - Rhyne University are $11,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Lenoir - Rhyne University Secondary Education Report

#2

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$39,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Wake Forest University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wake Forest University are $39,216.

Full Wake Forest University Secondary Education Report

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Notes and References

References

• 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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