Highest Earning Master's Education Programs in North Carolina

These are the highest earning master's education programs in north carolina, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 50 programs, with High Point University leading at $90,962.

Rank	Institution	Program	State	Earnings	Completers
1	High Point University	Educational Administration	NC	$90,962	11
2	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Educational Administration	NC	$76,369	81
3	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Educational Administration	NC	$76,137	20
4	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	Educational Administration	NC	$73,686	24
5	East Carolina University	Educational Administration	NC	$73,367	81
6	North Carolina Central University	Educational Administration	NC	$72,023	39
7	Fayetteville State University	Educational Administration	NC	$71,181	8
8	Gardner-Webb University	Educational Administration	NC	$70,841	173
9	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Educational Administration	NC	$70,268	32
10	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Educational Administration	NC	$70,227	72
11	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Educational Assessment	NC	$70,081	11
12	North Carolina A & T State University	Educational Administration	NC	$69,708	12
13	Queens University of Charlotte	Educational Administration	NC	$68,688	49
14	East Carolina University	Educational Assessment	NC	$68,606	34
15	Western Carolina University	Educational Administration	NC	$68,241	19
16	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Secondary Education	NC	$66,145	19
17	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Curriculum & Instruction	NC	$63,987	22
18	Appalachian State University	Educational Administration	NC	$62,704	111
19	University of North Carolina Wilmington	Educational Administration	NC	$61,981	16
20	Salem College	Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NC	$61,499	15
21	Gardner-Webb University	Curriculum & Instruction	NC	$60,926	12
22	North Carolina A & T State University	Teacher Education	NC	$60,926	42
23	East Carolina University	Secondary Education	NC	$60,729	72
24	North Carolina A & T State University	Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NC	$59,911	39
25	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Curriculum & Instruction	NC	$59,518	13
26	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Curriculum & Instruction	NC	$59,393	24
27	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Teacher Education	NC	$58,809	118
28	Appalachian State University	Educational Assessment	NC	$58,140	25
29	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NC	$58,010	72
30	Wake Forest University	Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NC	$57,982	112
31	North Carolina A & T State University	Secondary Education	NC	$57,902	10
32	North Carolina Central University	Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NC	$57,412	15
33	Appalachian State University	Curriculum & Instruction	NC	$57,340	29
34	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NC	$56,709	31
35	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NC	$56,624	28
36	University of North Carolina Wilmington	Education	NC	$56,340	63
37	Strayer University-North Carolina	Educational Administration	NC	$56,068	14
38	Duke University	Teacher Education	NC	$55,809	12
39	East Carolina University	Special Education	NC	$55,354	14
40	Appalachian State University	Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NC	$55,225	34
41	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NC	$55,200	63
42	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Secondary Education	NC	$55,194	11
43	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Teacher Education	NC	$54,867	73
44	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Education	NC	$54,337	11
45	Western Carolina University	Education	NC	$54,249	27
46	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NC	$54,098	69
47	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Teacher Education	NC	$52,768	41
48	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	Secondary Education	NC	$52,602	13
49	Western Carolina University	Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NC	$51,558	41
50	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Teacher Education	NC	$51,399	111

Methodology

Programs in North Carolina ranked by highest earning. Only includes master's programs in CIP family 13 (Education) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.