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Largest educational leadership and administration programs in North Carolina
North Carolina educational leadership and administration programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gardner-Webb University | Boiling Springs | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 137 |
| 2 | East Carolina University | Greenville | Public, 4-year | 118 |
| 3 | High Point University | High Point | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 108 |
| 4 | Central Piedmont Community College | Charlotte | Public, 2-year | 83 |
| 5 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | Public, 4-year | 81 |
| 6 | Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville | Public, 2-year | 45 |
| 7 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro | Public, 4-year | 45 |
| 8 | Stanly Community College | Albemarle | Public, 2-year | 35 |
| 9 | Western Carolina University | Cullowhee | Public, 4-year | 35 |
| 10 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | Wilmington | Public, 4-year | 30 |
| 11 | Fayetteville State University | Fayetteville | Public, 4-year | 28 |
| 12 | Appalachian State University | Boone | Public, 4-year | 23 |
| 13 | Queens University of Charlotte | Charlotte | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 20 |
| 14 | Haywood Community College | Clyde | Public, 2-year | 17 |
| 15 | Wingate University | Wingate | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 14 |
| 16 | Johnston Community College | Smithfield | Public, 2-year | 12 |
| 17 | Alamance Community College | Graham | Public, 2-year | 10 |
| 18 | Elizabeth City State University | Elizabeth City | Public, 4-year | 9 |
| 19 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | Public, 4-year | 8 |
| 20 | Salem College | Winston-Salem | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 8 |
| 21 | Barton College | Wilson | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 7 |
| 22 | Robeson Community College | Lumberton | Public, 2-year | 7 |
| 23 | Southwestern Community College | Sylva | Public, 2-year | 6 |
| 24 | Richmond Community College | Hamlet | Public, 2-year | 5 |
| 25 | Surry Community College | Dobson | Public, 2-year | 4 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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