2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $0-$30k) in North Carolina

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In 2019-2020, 9,530 people earned their degree in secondary education, making the major the 88th most popular in the United States.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in secondary education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great secondary education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the secondary education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $0-$30k) in North Carolina

#1

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$39,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the #1 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

#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Hickory, North Carolina, and it awarded 8 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Lenoir - Rhyne University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lenoir - Rhyne University are $11,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Secondary Education at Lenoir - Rhyne University

#3

Salem College

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

$8,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salem College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Salem, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Salem College are $8,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Salem

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $0-$30k)

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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