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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.

Check out the engineering-related fields programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for engineering-related fields students. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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

In addition to its great value ranking, ECU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at East Carolina University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

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

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Charlotte also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in North Carolina ranking.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

Out of the 3 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Duke are $60,244 a year.

Duke did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Engineering-Related Fields 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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