2026 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in North Carolina
[Architectural Engineering](/majors/engineering/architectural-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for architectural engineering students.
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2026 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in North Carolina
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the architectural engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools
Leading the list is North Carolina A And T State University, our #1 best value for architectural engineering in North Carolina. Set in the city of Greensboro, North Carolina A And T State University is a large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $6,813, compared with $20,673 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $28,608 to complete the architectural engineering program here. Soon after graduation, architectural engineering degree recipients from North Carolina A And T State University generally make around $67,152. Set against $28,608 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. North Carolina A And T State University admits about 50% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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