2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree School for You
With 714 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, electrical engineering is the #36 most popular major in North Carolina.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Electrical Engineering 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 4 schools in North Carolina to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for EE students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Electrical Engineering
Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the best value school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
NC State graduate students pay an average of $11,703 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
NC State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
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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 Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
UNC Charlotte graduate students pay an average of $7,713 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NC A&T are $7,938 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duke are $59,141 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Duke is ranked #1 for overall quality for EE in North Carolina.
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Request InformationBest Value Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 838 |
| Virginia | 604 |
| Florida | 1,422 |
| Tennessee | 253 |
| Kentucky | 178 |
| South Carolina | 219 |
| Louisiana | 176 |
| Arkansas | 162 |
| Alabama | 396 |
| Mississippi | 144 |
| West Virginia | 102 |
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Majors Related to EE
Electrical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to EE
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| 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 NASA.
More about our data sources and methodologies.