2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Construction Engineering Technology is the 197th most popular major in the country with 4,225 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across North Carolina, there were 59 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in construction engineering technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great construction engineering technology/technician programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the construction engineering technology/technician program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The construction engineering tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in North Carolina

#1

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$17,821 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #1 spot on the list. WCU is a fairly large public school situated in Cullowhee, North Carolina. It awarded 25 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

WCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology 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 Western Carolina University are $17,821.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at Western Carolina University

#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

$20,685 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. ECU is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 5 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k)

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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