2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 5,126 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in North Carolina to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering 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.
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2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Engineering
Our analysis found Western Carolina University to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in North Carolina. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WCU are $4,367 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
UNC Chapel Hill undergraduate students pay an average of $9,028 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UNC Chapel Hill did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
Out of the 8 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NC State are $9,131 a year.
NC State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,188 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNC Charlotte also did well on our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. NC A&T is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.
NC A&T undergraduate students pay an average of $6,733 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
University of North Carolina at Asheville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNCA is a small public school located in the small city of Asheville.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNCA are $7,319 per year.
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East Carolina University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina 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.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, ECU also did well on our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Duke University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree engineering programs. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Duke are $60,244 per year.
Duke did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 990 |
| South Carolina | 2,318 |
| Florida | 9,040 |
| Virginia | 5,181 |
| Arkansas | 1,082 |
| Mississippi | 1,512 |
| Louisiana | 1,832 |
| Alabama | 3,927 |
| Kentucky | 1,343 |
| Georgia | 5,301 |
| Tennessee | 2,281 |
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Majors Related to Engineering
Engineering Majors to Study
Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
| Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 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).
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