2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 448 degrees and certificates were awarded to civil engineering students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #53 most popular major in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Carolina to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for civil eng students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the best value school in North Carolina for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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.
NC State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
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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 civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Charlotte are $7,188 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, civil eng graduates from UNC Charlotte carry an average student debtload of $26,403.
UNC Charlotte also claimed a spot on our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at North Carolina A & T State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in North Carolina. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NC A&T are $6,733 a year.
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Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
Duke undergraduate students pay an average of $60,244 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Duke also made our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #1.
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Request InformationBest Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 446 |
| Virginia | 616 |
| Florida | 1,166 |
| Tennessee | 326 |
| Kentucky | 220 |
| South Carolina | 310 |
| Louisiana | 247 |
| Arkansas | 118 |
| Alabama | 461 |
| Mississippi | 193 |
| West Virginia | 112 |
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Civil Engineering Related Majors for Civil Eng
Civil Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 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 Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.
More about our data sources and methodologies.