by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in North Carolina” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Engineering Technologies is the 20th most popular major in the country with 85,188 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, engineering technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,350 and had an average of $21,560 in loans still to pay off.
Across North Carolina, there were 3,947 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,158 and $26,595 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 892 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,368 and $25,940 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in North Carolina” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in engineering technologies. That schools that top this list have a program in engineering technologies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The engineering tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in North Carolina”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina bachelor’s degree engineering tech students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in North Carolina list. ECU is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 403 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in North Carolina. WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 119 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Full Western Carolina University Engineering Technologies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elizabeth City State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in North Carolina. Elizabeth City, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #4 spot on the list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 200 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at UNC Charlotte
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the #5 spot on the list. NC A&T is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 40 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Appalachian State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in North Carolina ranking. Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 80 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
North Carolina State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in North Carolina ranking. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 37 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full North Carolina State University Engineering Technologies Report
Duke University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in North Carolina ranking. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 135 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Lenoir - Rhyne University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in North Carolina ranking. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hickory, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lenoir - Rhyne University Engineering Technologies Report
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