2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

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In 2019-2020, 29,892 people earned their degree in electrical engineering, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States.

Across North Carolina, there were 673 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 281 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in electrical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great electrical engineering programs and cost less that 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 electrical engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical 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 EE Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina list. NC State is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 122 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at North Carolina State University

#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 EE Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina list. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 44 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Electrical Engineering Report

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 109 degrees to qualified masters’s EE students in 2019-2020.

Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Electrical 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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