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.
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2023 Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.
Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Engineering
Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree 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 also made our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #4.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. NC A&T is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC A&T are $7,938 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ECU are $7,594 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #4 on this year’s 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.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great value for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
Duke graduate students pay an average of $59,141 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Duke not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree 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 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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