2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Engineering-Related Fields in North Carolina

If you plan on getting your master's degree in engineering-related fields, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #48 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for engineering-related fields students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 200 master's degrees in engineering-related fields during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Engineering-Related Fields School for Your Master's Degree

The engineering-related fields master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Engineering-Related Fields in North Carolina ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality engineering-related fields program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for engineering-related fields.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Engineering-Related Fields in North Carolina

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in engineering-related fields.

Most Well Attended Schools for Engineering-Related Fields Students Working on Their Master's

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

175 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Duke University is a popular option for students interested in a master's degree in engineering-related fields. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in engineering-related fields in North Carolina.

There were roughly 175 engineering-related fields individuals who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.

Students who graduate with their master's from the engineering-related fields program report average early career wages of $84,200.

More information about a master’s in engineering-related fields from Duke University

2

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

18 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in engineering-related fields has to check out University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in engineering-related fields in North Carolina.

There were about 18 engineering-related fields students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in engineering-related fields from University of North Carolina at Charlotte

3

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in engineering-related fields has to take a look at East Carolina University. ECU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Greenville. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in engineering-related fields in North Carolina.

There were approximately 7 engineering-related fields individuals who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in engineering-related fields from East Carolina University

4

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

North Carolina State University is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in engineering-related fields. NC State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Raleigh. More information about a master’s in engineering-related fields from North Carolina State University

Best Engineering-Related Fields Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	206	128
Virginia	175	3
Tennessee	156	42
South Carolina	141	54
Kentucky	140	87
Louisiana	140	40
Arkansas	119	174

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Engineering-Related Fields Related Rankings by Major

One of 18 majors within the Engineering Technologies area of study, Engineering-Related Fields has other similar majors worth exploring.

Engineering-Related Fields Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Industrial & Management Engineering	200

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology	41
Construction Engineering Technology	30
Engineering Technology (Other)	16
Quality Control Technology	8
Environmental Control Technology	7

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.