2023 Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Master'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in North Carolina to see which master'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 Master's in Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the best value school in North Carolina for engineering students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
NC State graduate students pay an average of $11,703 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, NC State is ranked #4 for overall quality for engineering in North Carolina.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Carolina A & T State University is a great value for engineering students working on their master’s degree. NC A&T is a large public school located in the large 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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The excellent master’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
ECU graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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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 Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
UNC Charlotte graduate students pay an average of $7,713 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Master’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 took the #1 spot in our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.
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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 5 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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