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2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in North Carolina

7 Colleges
$66,976 Avg Salary
$23,674 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering School for You

Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 1,668 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Engineering Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in North Carolina to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the most popular school in North Carolina for engineering students. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Engineering at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

The excellent programs at North Carolina A & T State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Engineering at North Carolina A & T State University

The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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#7

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 178
Florida 2,629
Virginia 1,286
Tennessee 508
Georgia 1,617
South Carolina 617
Louisiana 293
West Virginia 158
Kentucky 281
Arkansas 193
Alabama 914

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548
Systems Engineering 3,068
Industrial Engineering 3,028
Chemical Engineering 2,662
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,375
Other Engineering 1,820
Materials Engineering 1,810
Operations Research 1,191
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 928
Environmental Engineering 919
Robotics Engineering 560
Engineering Science 451
Nuclear Engineering 437
Manufacturing Engineering 423
Petroleum Engineering 401
Agricultural Engineering 332
Construction Engineering 288
Engineering Physics 286
Architectural Engineering 243
Geoscience Engineering 173
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 167
Engineering Mechanics 144
Mining Engineering 132
Ocean Engineering 112
Textile Engineering 96
Biological Engineering 80
Energy Systems Engineering 79
Marine Engineering 44
Metallurgical Engineering 40
Biochemical Engineering 21
Ceramic Engineering 20
Electromechanical Engineering 16
Surveying Engineering 11
Paper Science & Engineering 7

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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