2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technologies in North Carolina

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Engineering Technologies is the 19th most popular major in the country with 86,730 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, engineering technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,894 and had an average of $21,178 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 4,017 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,654 and $27,144 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 302 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in engineering technologies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering technologies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering technologies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technologies in North Carolina

#1

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$21,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 34 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at UNC Charlotte

#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$20,685 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina. ECU is a large public school situated in Greenville, North Carolina. It awarded 20 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering Technologies at East Carolina University

#3

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

#5 in overall quality

$20,662 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the #3 spot on the list. NC A&T is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 20 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

NC A&T also made our “Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina A & T State University are $20,662.

Full North Carolina A & T State University Engineering Technologies Report

#4

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina

#4 in overall quality

$17,821 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #4 spot on the list. Western Carolina University is a fairly large school located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that handed out 35 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WCU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Carolina University are $17,821.

Read more about Engineering Technologies at Western Carolina University

#5

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina. Duke University is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 182 masters’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Duke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Duke University

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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