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Largest elementary education programs in North Carolina
North Carolina elementary education 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 | Appalachian State University | Boone | Public, 4-year | 187 |
| 2 | East Carolina University | Greenville | Public, 4-year | 174 |
| 3 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | Public, 4-year | 116 |
| 4 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | Wilmington | Public, 4-year | 99 |
| 5 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Raleigh | Public, 4-year | 52 |
| 6 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro | Public, 4-year | 50 |
| 7 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Pembroke | Public, 4-year | 45 |
| 8 | Western Carolina University | Cullowhee | Public, 4-year | 40 |
| 9 | Elon University | Elon | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 38 |
| 10 | Gardner-Webb University | Boiling Springs | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 36 |
| 11 | High Point University | High Point | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 33 |
| 12 | James Sprunt Community College | Kenansville | Public, 2-year | 23 |
| 13 | Chowan University | Murfreesboro | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 20 |
| 14 | Lees-McRae College | Banner Elk | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 18 |
| 15 | North Carolina A & T State University | Greensboro | Public, 4-year | 17 |
| 16 | Campbell University | Buies Creek | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 16 |
| 17 | Elizabeth City State University | Elizabeth City | Public, 4-year | 14 |
| 18 | North Carolina Central University | Durham | Public, 4-year | 14 |
| 19 | Wingate University | Wingate | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 13 |
| 20 | Pfeiffer University | Misenheimer | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 12 |
| 21 | Queens University of Charlotte | Charlotte | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 11 |
| 22 | Barton College | Wilson | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 10 |
| 23 | University of Mount Olive | Mount Olive | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 10 |
| 24 | Belmont Abbey College | Belmont | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 8 |
| 25 | Catawba College | Salisbury | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 7 |
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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