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.
Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Engineering
Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great value for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. 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.
UNC Charlotte did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Carolina A & T State University is a great value for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
Duke graduate students pay an average of $59,141 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 engineering in North Carolina.
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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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