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Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$24,910 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$94,328 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering-related fields students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECU are $7,297 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, ECU also did well on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great value for engineering-related fields students. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Charlotte are $7,188 a year.

UNC Charlotte also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great value for engineering-related fields students. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Duke undergraduate students pay an average of $60,244 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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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).

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