2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering in North Carolina

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 20,913 people earned their degree in general civil engineering, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States.

Across North Carolina, there were 396 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general civil engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general civil 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 civil 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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Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering in North Carolina

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full North Carolina State University General Civil Engineering Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$21,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina list. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at UNC Charlotte

#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 Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina list. Duke University is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’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 more about General Civil Engineering at Duke

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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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