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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 9,411 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 83rd most popular in the United States.

Across North Carolina, there were 282 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general 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 engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The engineering 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 Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid”.

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

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

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

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 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 Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 16 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NC State General Engineering Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

$21,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Charlotte, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055.

Full UNC Charlotte General Engineering Report

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

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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