by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at University of North Carolina at Asheville. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UNCA was ranked #98 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering list. It is also ranked #4 in North Carolina.
Here are some of the other rankings for UNCA.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UNCA was $895 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $172 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,122 | $21,470 |
| Fees | $3,122 | $3,122 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,950 | $9,950 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,464 | $2,464 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UNCA in Engineering walked away with an average of $28,430 in student debt. That is 24% higher than the national average of $22,921.
engineering who receive their bachelor’s degree from UNCA make an average of $61,888 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% higher than the national average of $59,739.
Online degrees for the UNCA engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNCA Online Learning page.
About 10.5% of the students who received their BS in engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 25.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in engineering at UNCA in 2019-2020, 2.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 33 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
General Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 38 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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