This article features top engineering colleges in North Carolina that offer master and doctoral degrees in the fields of biological engineering, chemical engineering, computer science, materials engineering, mechanical engineering, etc. Please be informed that each school receives national wide rank as the ranking compares all engineering schools in the United States. Some important ranking factors include average GRE scores, alumni surveys, current student interviews, institutional research publications, and peer college assessment. In the following list of best engineering schools in the state of North Carolina, you can see tuition cost for both in-state and out-of-state students, acceptable rates and admissions statistics for each top ranked engineering college.
| National Ranking | North Carolina Top Engineering Programs |
| 28 | Duke University (Pratt) (Durham, NC) Overall acceptance rate: 23.0% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 774 Tuition: Full-time: $40,720 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 907 Research expenditures per faculty member: $756,991 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $90,082,000 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 2.5% |
| 31 | North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC) Overall acceptance rate: 20.3% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 755 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $7,834 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $19,882 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 2,899 Research expenditures per faculty member: $486,626 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $148,421,098 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 3.1% |
| 85 | University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC) Overall acceptance rate: 42.0% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 710 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $7,643 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $23,773 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 146 Research expenditures per faculty member: $303,027 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $10,908,980 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 145 | North Carolina A&T State University (Greensboro, NC) Overall acceptance rate: 74.6% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): N/A Tuition: In-state, full-time: $3,397 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $13,605 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 342 Research expenditures per faculty member: $147,925 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $11,094,382 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 188 | University of North Carolina–Charlotte (Lee) (Charlotte, NC) Overall acceptance rate: 65.1% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 686 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $3,689 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $15,226 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 411 Research expenditures per faculty member: $107,450 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $10,745,000 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |