2025 Best Construction Engineering Technology Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Construction Engineering Technology is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #194 out of the 343 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Construction Engineering Technology Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 37 master's degrees in construction engineering technology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on construction engineering technology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other construction engineering technology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt construction engineering technology students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized construction engineering technology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for construction engineering technology students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Construction Engineering Technology Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Construction Engineering Technology in North Carolina

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for construction engineering technology students seeking a a master's degree.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Master's in Construction Engineering Tech

1

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

12 Annual Graduates

East Carolina University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in construction engineering technology. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in construction engineering technology from East Carolina University

2

Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC

25 Annual Graduates

$87,408 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in construction engineering technology has to look into Western Carolina University. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public university with a large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the construction engineering tech program report average early career earnings of $87,408.

More information about a master’s in construction engineering technology from Western Carolina University

Best Construction Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Construction Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	52
South Carolina	146	12
Arkansas	121	5

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Construction Engineering Technology Related Rankings by Major

One of 18 majors within the Engineering Technologies area of study, Construction Engineering Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Construction Engineering Tech Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Construction Engineering Technology	37

Most Popular Majors Related to Construction Engineering Tech

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering-Related Fields	335
Engineering Technology (Other)	88
Industrial Production Technology	33
General Engineering Technology	7
Quality Control Technology	7
Computer Engineering Technology	7
Environmental Control Technology	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay. More about our data sources and methodologies.