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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 12,892 people earned their degree in general computer engineering, making the major the 61st most popular in the United States.

Across North Carolina, there were 495 general computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 115 general computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general computer engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general computer engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general computer engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Computer Engineering in North Carolina (With Aid)

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 97 degrees to qualified masters’s general computer engineering students 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 General Computer 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.

Full NC State General Computer Engineering Report

#2

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. Duke is a private not-for-profit institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Duke University General Computer Engineering Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Computer Engineering in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Computer Engineering (With Aid)

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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