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General Engineering at North Carolina State University

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General Engineering at North Carolina State University

If you are interested in studying general engineering, you may want to check out the program at North Carolina State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 36,042. In 2021, 40 engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from NC State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

NC State General Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
  • Master’s Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at NC State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NC State offers distance education options for engineering at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

NC State General Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering programs across the country. The following shows how NC State performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at NC State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 15
20

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in engineering from NC State. This makes it the #47 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Engineering Graduates from NC State Make?

The median salary of engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at NC State is $61,567. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 0% higher than the national average of $61,282 for all engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

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Engineering Student Demographics at NC State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at North Carolina State University.

NC State General Engineering Bachelor’s Program

13% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 40 engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NC State, about 88% were men and 13% were women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at NC State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from North Carolina State University with a bachelor's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 32
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

NC State General Engineering Master’s Program

25% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The engineering program at NC State awarded 12 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 75% of these degrees went to men with the other 25% going to women.

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Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from NC State, 58% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from North Carolina State University with a master's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

NC State also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,060 $140,980
Engineers 1,540 $83,900
Engineering Professors 1,400 $89,850

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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