2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in North Carolina

Secondary Education is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #40 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 20 master's degrees in secondary education during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Secondary Education School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in secondary teaching matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in North Carolina ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of secondary education students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Secondary Education Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for secondary education.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Secondary Education in North Carolina

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for secondary education students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Secondary Teaching Students Working on Their Master's

1

Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC

11 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in secondary education has to check out Wake Forest University. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in secondary education in North Carolina.

There were approximately 11 secondary education individuals who graduated with this degree at Wake Forest University in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in secondary education from Wake Forest University

2

Lenoir - Rhyne University
Hickory, NC

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in secondary education needs to check out Lenoir - Rhyne University. Located in the small city of Hickory, Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in secondary education in North Carolina.

There were roughly 8 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Lenoir - Rhyne University in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in secondary education from Lenoir - Rhyne University

3

Salem College
Winston-Salem, NC

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in secondary education has to look into Salem College. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Salem is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in secondary education in North Carolina.

There were roughly 1 secondary education individuals who graduated with this degree at Salem in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in secondary education from Salem College

4

Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

Queens University of Charlotte is a popular option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in secondary education. Queens is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Charlotte. More information about a master’s in secondary education from Queens University of Charlotte

4

Mars Hill University
Mars Hill, NC

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in secondary education has to take a look at Mars Hill University. Mars Hill is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Mars Hill. More information about a master’s in secondary education from Mars Hill University

Best Secondary Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Secondary Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	427	15
Georgia	361	209
Virginia	305	143
Tennessee	296	82
South Carolina	251	90
Alabama	248	363
Kentucky	248	194
Louisiana	235	76
Mississippi	205	71
Arkansas	184	129
West Virginia	154	0

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Secondary Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 11 majors within the Teacher Education Grade Specific area of study, Secondary Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Secondary Teaching

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Development & Methodology	424
Elementary Education	156
Teacher Education	28
Early Childhood Education	25
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	16
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	9

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.