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2023 Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$18,818 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$85,090 Avg Salary

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.

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.

Full Engineering at North Carolina State University Report

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.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

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.

Full Engineering at East Carolina University Report

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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#5

Duke University

Durham, NC

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.

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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
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

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904
Materials Engineering 3,415
Other Engineering 2,760
Environmental Engineering 2,759
Operations Research 1,698
Agricultural Engineering 1,472
Engineering Science 1,454
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1,378
Petroleum Engineering 1,256
Robotics Engineering 1,243
Architectural Engineering 1,012
Engineering Physics 994
Manufacturing Engineering 947
Construction Engineering 878
Nuclear Engineering 864
Marine Engineering 445
Biological Engineering 410
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 360
Geoscience Engineering 325
Mining Engineering 314
Textile Engineering 310
Ocean Engineering 285
Engineering Mechanics 272
Metallurgical Engineering 179
Energy Systems Engineering 138
Biochemical Engineering 109
Ceramic Engineering 94
Surveying Engineering 73
Electromechanical Engineering 45
Forest Engineering 41
Paper Science & Engineering 27
Engineering Chemistry 13

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).
  • 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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