2023 Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the best value school in North Carolina for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $11,703 per year.
NC State also took the #2 spot in our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina rankings.
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 Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 per year.
UNC Charlotte not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.
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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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.
NC A&T graduate students pay an average of $7,938 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great value for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Duke is a 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.
Duke did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.
Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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