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2023 Best Value General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$7,029 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,553 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

General Engineering is the #40 most popular major in North Carolina with 660 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Western Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for general engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCU are $4,367 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, engineering graduates from WCU carry an average student debtload of $24,090.

Read full report on General Engineering at Western Carolina University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

NC State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,131 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, engineering graduates from NC State carry an average student debtload of $26,229.

NC State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

Full General Engineering at North Carolina State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Asheville. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNCA is a small public school located in the city of Asheville.

UNCA undergraduate students pay an average of $7,319 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, engineering graduates from UNCA take out $26,447 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full General Engineering at University of North Carolina at Asheville Report

#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

ECU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Engineering majors at ECU take out an average of $23,634 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $351.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, ECU also did well on our Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full General Engineering at East Carolina University Report

Best Value General Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 170
Virginia 647
Florida 18
Tennessee 134
Kentucky 0
South Carolina 10
Louisiana 168
Arkansas 173
Alabama 225
Mississippi 264
West Virginia 84

General 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
Chemical Engineering 12,917

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 Rémi Kaupp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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