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2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

4 Ranked Colleges
251 Degrees Awarded
$17,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor's in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

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 Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Civil Engineering is the 45th most popular major in the country with 21,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,122 and had an average of $23,807 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 396 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,700 and $25,379 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 251 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,192 and $24,368 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The civil eng 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 “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina bachelor’s degree civil eng students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in North Carolina (With Aid)

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. NC State is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 121 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NC State is $16,458 for North Carolina Bachelor’s Degree Civil Eng students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#2

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

NC A&T also made our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend NC A&T is $10,274 for North Carolina Bachelor’s Degree Civil Eng students with aid.

Read more about Civil Engineering at North Carolina A & T State University

#3

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. Duke University is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

Duke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. It costs about $27,020 for North Carolina Bachelor’s Degree Civil Eng students with aid per year to attend Duke University.

The low student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#4

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid 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 civil eng degrees to 88 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also took the #3 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Charlotte is $16,529 for North Carolina Bachelor’s Degree Civil Eng students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at UNC Charlotte

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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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