A degree in engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #7 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Engineering Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,824 degrees in engineering annually.
The engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Engineering Schools in North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the engineering degree levels they offer.
It is hard to beat Duke University if you want to pursue a degree in engineering. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were roughly 646 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the engineering degree program at Duke University earn $12,506 above the average graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Any student pursuing a degree in engineering has to take a look at North Carolina State University. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #122 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2302 engineering students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the engineering program make about $72,650 for their early career.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in engineering. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were about 155 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the engineering program make about $70,561 for their early career.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in engineering. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the city of Charlotte. This university ranks 10th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 599 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program report average early career earnings of $69,543.
Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #275 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 108 engineering students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the engineering program earn an average of $65,758 in their early career salary.
Wake Technical Community College is a very large public college located in the large suburb of Raleigh. This college ranks 14th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 109 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Wake Technical Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 51st out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 409 engineering students who graduated with this degree at NC A&T in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program state that they receive average early career income of $76,069.
Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 36th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 79 engineering students who graduated with this degree at WCU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the engineering program make an average of $65,905 in the first couple years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
The engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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