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2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$7,932 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$78,338 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 245 degrees and certificates were awarded to chemical engineering students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #88 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Chemical Engineering 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 2 schools in North Carolina to see which programs offered the best value experiences for chem eng 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in North Carolina

Check out the chem eng programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Chemical Engineering

Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the best value school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NC State are $9,131 per year. Chem Eng majors at NC State take out an average of $24,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

NC State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University Report

$6,733 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NC A&T is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NC A&T are $6,733 per year. On average, chem eng graduates from NC A&T take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Chemical Engineering at North Carolina A & T State University Report

Best Value Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 241
Virginia 231
Florida 377
Tennessee 265
Kentucky 140
South Carolina 153
Louisiana 242
Arkansas 81
Alabama 381
Mississippi 137
West Virginia 55

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Chemical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Mikulova.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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