2026 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in North Carolina
[Manufacturing Engineering](/majors/engineering/manufacturing-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for manufacturing engineering students.
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2026 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in North Carolina
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in manufacturing engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools
Our analysis ranked North Carolina State University At Raleigh the best value for a degree in manufacturing engineering in North Carolina. Set in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina State University At Raleigh is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $8,799, while out-of-state students pay about $32,847. Students borrow a median of $22,113 to complete the manufacturing engineering program here. Manufacturing Engineering graduates of North Carolina State University At Raleigh earn a median of $59,622 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $22,113 median debt. The acceptance rate is 42%.
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 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 top 1 ranked schools 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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