Where can I study Elementary Education and Teaching in North Carolina?

Elementary Education and Teaching programs in North Carolina

57 colleges in North Carolina offer Elementary Education and Teaching, from certificate (1 to 2 years) to certificate (12 weeks to 1 year). The most graduates in 2023-24 came from Appalachian State University, East Carolina University, and University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Updated September 2026 · Sources: IPEDS 2023-24, College Scorecard

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Colleges

Sorted by graduates in Elementary Education and Teaching. No college pays to be on this list or to rank higher.

Appalachian State University
Boone, NC · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree

Average net price
$16,836

Graduation rate
75%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$51,836
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree

Average net price
$15,739

Graduation rate
63%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$55,146
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree Master's degree

Average net price
$15,435

Graduation rate
69%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$57,289
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$20,109

Graduation rate
71%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$54,967
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh, NC · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree Master's degree

Average net price
$17,303

Graduation rate
85%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$68,758
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$10,965

Graduation rate
56%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$48,160
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke, NC · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree Master's degree

Average net price
$10,260

Graduation rate
44%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$43,407
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$13,315

Graduation rate
60%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$49,458
Elon University
Elon, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree Master's degree

Average net price
$41,555

Graduation rate
84%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$74,545
Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$17,674

Graduation rate
55%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$48,039
High Point University
High Point, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree Master's degree

Average net price
$38,707

Graduation rate
74%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$61,389
James Sprunt Community College
Kenansville, NC · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)

Average net price
$1,863

Graduation rate
48%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$29,307
Chowan University
Murfreesboro, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree Master's degree

Average net price
$14,086

Graduation rate
30%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$38,412
Lees-McRae College
Banner Elk, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$28,340

Graduation rate
42%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$43,415
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree Master's degree

Average net price
$10,846

Graduation rate
57%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$44,440
Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree Master's degree

Average net price
$24,516

Graduation rate
61%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$54,886
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, NC · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree Master's degree

Average net price
$6,364

Graduation rate
44%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$40,026
North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$15,359

Graduation rate
42%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$42,968
Pfeiffer University
Misenheimer, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree Master's degree

Average net price
$19,076

Graduation rate
35%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$51,562
Wingate University
Wingate, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree Master's degree

Average net price
$20,748

Graduation rate
46%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$52,649
Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree Master's degree

Average net price
$30,857

Graduation rate
61%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$57,673
Barton College
Wilson, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree Master's degree

Average net price
$23,626

Graduation rate
46%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$47,913
University of Mount Olive
Mount Olive, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree Master's degree

Average net price
$18,853

Graduation rate
52%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$47,139
Belmont Abbey College
Belmont, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$24,639

Graduation rate
47%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$47,937
Catawba College
Salisbury, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree Master's degree

Average net price
$17,879

Graduation rate
47%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$48,793
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Hickory, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$20,689

Graduation rate
48%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$45,543
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College
Wendell, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$12,602

Graduation rate
42%

Undergrads
64
St. Andrews University
Laurinburg, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree
Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem, NC · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$13,479

Graduation rate
47%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$45,344
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$7,892

Graduation rate
38%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$40,144
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$28,719

Graduation rate
89%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$78,158
Mars Hill University
Mars Hill, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree Master's degree

Average net price
$19,910

Graduation rate
45%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$44,781
Methodist University
Fayetteville, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$24,704

Graduation rate
44%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$48,050
Bennett College
Greensboro, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$28,299

Graduation rate
25%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$36,654
North Carolina Wesleyan University
Rocky Mount, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$17,432

Graduation rate
42%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$45,873
Montreat College
Montreat, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$27,061

Graduation rate
50%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$45,151
William Peace University
Raleigh, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$21,649

Graduation rate
45%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$46,643
Greensboro College
Greensboro, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)

Average net price
$17,882

Graduation rate
46%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$46,566
Isothermal Community College
Spindale, NC · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$10,758

Graduation rate
55%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$33,325
Meredith College
Raleigh, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Master's degree

Average net price
$22,488

Graduation rate
70%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$51,539
Shaw University
Raleigh, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$16,512

Graduation rate
22%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$34,409
Carolina University
Winston-Salem, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$20,828

Graduation rate
22%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$32,864
Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, NC · 2-year · Public

Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)

Average net price
$3,345

Graduation rate
31%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$37,865
Salem College
Winston-Salem, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Master's degree

Average net price
$18,277

Graduation rate
57%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$44,640
Sampson Community College
Clinton, NC · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$3,108

Graduation rate
56%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$33,409
Wilson Community College
Wilson, NC · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)

Average net price
$3,064

Graduation rate
27%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$32,973
Blue Ridge Community College
Flat Rock, NC · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$5,756

Graduation rate
50%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$36,324
Brevard College
Brevard, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$23,509

Graduation rate
49%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$43,545
Cleveland Community College
Shelby, NC · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$995

Graduation rate
32%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$33,755
Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, NC · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)

Average net price
$3,589

Graduation rate
24%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$31,861
Livingstone College
Salisbury, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$13,479

Graduation rate
28%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$32,600
McDowell Technical Community College
Marion, NC · 2-year · Public

Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree

Average net price
$7,784

Graduation rate
48%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$33,035
Mid-Atlantic Christian University
Elizabeth City, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$18,328

Graduation rate
21%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$38,342
Saint Augustine's University
Raleigh, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$24,313

Graduation rate
25%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$35,730
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wake Forest, NC · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$13,090

Graduation rate
58%

Acceptance rate
75%
Tri-County Community College
Murphy, NC · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$7,799

Graduation rate
54%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$32,232
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$11,655

Graduation rate
91%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$72,200

Program 13.1202, CIP 2020. Colleges and award levels from IPEDS 2023-24 completions; costs and outcomes from College Scorecard (June 2026).