2023 Best Value Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Doctor'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 Doctor'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 doctor'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.
Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Charlotte the best value school in North Carolina for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina A & T State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. NC A&T is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC A&T are $7,938 per year.
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Out of the 4 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.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $11,703 per year.
NC State also made our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #2.
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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 Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Duke are $59,141 a year.
Duke also made our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #1.
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Request InformationBest Value Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 990 |
| Mississippi | 1,512 |
| South Carolina | 2,318 |
| Florida | 9,040 |
| Virginia | 5,181 |
| Arkansas | 1,082 |
| Alabama | 3,927 |
| Kentucky | 1,343 |
| Georgia | 5,301 |
| Tennessee | 2,281 |
| Louisiana | 1,832 |
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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 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).
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