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Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$7,051 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,857 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Engineering Technologies is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 3,691 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Engineering Technologies

Our analysis found Western Carolina University to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a large student population.

WCU undergraduate students pay an average of $4,453 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

WCU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Engineering Technologies at Western Carolina University Report

#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

ECU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,325 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

ECU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNC Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $7,214 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNC Charlotte also took the #3 spot in our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

NC State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,128 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 6 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Appalachian State are $7,450 per year.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Appalachian State University

North Carolina A & T State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NC A&T are $6,733 per year.

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Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 573
Alabama 3,141
Kentucky 2,064
Georgia 1,505
Tennessee 1,594
Louisiana 2,737
Mississippi 1,554
South Carolina 1,247
Florida 4,480
Virginia 2,041
Arkansas 767

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347
Engineering-Related Fields 6,553
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,205
Construction Engineering Technology 4,299
General Engineering Technology 3,841
Quality Control Technology 3,720
Computer Engineering Technology 3,509
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,907
Energy Systems Technologies 1,277
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,239
Civil Engineering Technology 1,155
Engineering-Related Technologies 969
Mining & Petroleum Technology 410
Nuclear Engineering Technology 235
Nanotechnology 104

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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