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How Well Is North Carolina State University Ranked?
2023 Rankings
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
North Carolina State University was awarded 2,764 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is environmental design.
Overall Quality
NC State is ranked #95 out of 2,241 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when NC State held the #123 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 93 colleges in North Carolina, NC State is ranked at #5.
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How Much Money Do NC State Graduates Make?
Although some majors pay more than others,
students who graduate from NC State with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $61,353 in their early years. This is good news for future NC State graduates since it is 44% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.