2027 Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in North Carolina
[General Manufacturing Engineering](/majors/engineering/manufacturing-engineering/general-manufacturing-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for general manufacturing engineering students.
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2027 Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in North Carolina
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in general manufacturing engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools
Leading the list is North Carolina State University At Raleigh, our #1 best value for general manufacturing engineering in North Carolina. Set in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina State University At Raleigh is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $8,799 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $32,847. Typical student debt for general manufacturing engineering graduates is $22,113. Early-career general manufacturing engineering graduates make about $59,622. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 42% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
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