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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$15,540 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,158 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

With 256 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering technologies is the #20 most popular major in North Carolina.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in North Carolina

Check out the engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering Technologies

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for engineering technologies students. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECU are $7,297 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,188 per year.

Full Engineering Technologies at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Carolina University is a great value for engineering technologies students. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCU are $4,367 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Appalachian State are $7,410 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina A & T State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in North Carolina list. NC A&T is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NC A&T are $6,733 a year.

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#6

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in North Carolina list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

Duke undergraduate students pay an average of $60,244 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Duke not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Engineering Technologies Schools in North Carolina list.

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Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 3
Florida 358
Virginia 8
Tennessee 59
Georgia 79
South Carolina 51
Louisiana 61
West Virginia 69
Kentucky 138
Arkansas 468
Alabama 418

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Engineering-Related Fields 4,838
Quality Control Technology 736
Industrial Production Technology 440
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264
General Engineering Technology 255
Computer Engineering Technology 179
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 145
Mechanical Engineering Technology 104
Nanotechnology 98
Energy Systems Technologies 95
Environmental Control Technology 89
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 43
Architectural Engineering Technology 39
Electronics Engineering Technology 39
Engineering-Related Technologies 15

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.

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