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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in North Carolina (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
1,171 Degrees Awarded
$30,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master's in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 200,458 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, engineering is the 6th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 4,917 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,341 and $22,296 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,171 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree engineering students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in North Carolina (With Aid)

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Engineering Report

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 717 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Engineering at North Carolina State University

#3

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the #3 spot on the list. North Carolina A & T State University is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 54 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NC A&T also made our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina A & T State University are $20,662.

Read more about Engineering at NC A&T

#4

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 272 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Duke also made our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140.

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#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. East Carolina University is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU also made our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Engineering at East Carolina University

#6

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. UNC Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 107 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering at University of North Carolina at 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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