2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in North Carolina

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 47,598 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,495 and had an average of $23,104 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 884 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,260 and $20,586 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 163 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mechanical engineering programs, but they also 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 mechanical engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in North Carolina

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k. Duke University is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 masters’s ME degrees to qualified students.

Duke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mechanical 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 Duke University are $59,140.

Full Duke Mechanical Engineering Report

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$84,653 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 83 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at NC State

#3

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

$20,662 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina A & T State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k. NC A&T is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s ME degrees to qualified students.

NC A&T also took the #0 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC A&T are $20,662, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#4

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$21,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 37 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Charlotte, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at UNC Charlotte

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.

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