2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

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In 2019-2020, 11,925 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 78th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,152 and had an average of $20,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 639 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,600 and $21,586 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 Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in North Carolina

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$90,856 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 Making $30-$48k list. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s 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.

Read full report on General Engineering at North Carolina State University

#2

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

$21,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 5 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNC Charlotte General Engineering Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

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

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