2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in North Carolina

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 200,458 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 4,917 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,341 and $22,296 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 384 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in North Carolina

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 88 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140.

Full Duke University Engineering Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #2 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 12 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Engineering at UNC Chapel Hill

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #3 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 224 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NC State Engineering Report

#4

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$20,662 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

NC A&T not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina A & T State University are $20,662, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering at NC A&T

#5

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

#4 in overall quality

$21,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #5 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Engineering at UNC Charlotte

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