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2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$24,816 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$91,210 Avg Salary

Engineering-Related Fields is the #105 most popular major in North Carolina with 202 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in North Carolina to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering-related fields students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering-related fields majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Charlotte to be the best value school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNC Charlotte graduate students pay an average of $7,713 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ECU are $7,594 a year.

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#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duke are $59,141 per year.

Duke not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Duke University Report

Explore all the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 42
Virginia 56
Florida 246
Tennessee 141
Kentucky 123
South Carolina 126
Louisiana 51
Arkansas 463
Alabama 11
West Virginia 17

Engineering-Related Fields is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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