2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Computer Engineering is the 61st most popular major in the country with 12,892 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across North Carolina, there were 495 general computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 115 general computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general computer engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general computer engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general computer engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” list to help you make the college decision.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree general computer engineering students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Computer Engineering in North Carolina

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 97 masters’s general computer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NC State General Computer Engineering Report

#2

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s general computer engineering students in 2019-2020.

Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140.

Read full report on General Computer Engineering 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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