2022 Best Value Master’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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 116 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general civil engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general civil engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general civil engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’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 be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina list. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 66 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Civil 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 NC State are $28,999.

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

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 12 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #3. 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.

Full UNC Charlotte General Civil Engineering Report

#3

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #3 spot on the list. Duke is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 31 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Duke General Civil Engineering Report

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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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