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Best Schools for Engineering Technology in North Carolina
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall engineering technology education in North Carolina.
Top Schools in Engineering Technology
No school ranked higher than Western Carolina University this year for engineering technology. Western Carolina University is a large public school located in the town of Cullowhee. About 60% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 51 engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Western Carolina University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their engineering technology degree from Western Carolina University earn around $59,813 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $25,250.
Get the full engineering technology details for Western Carolina University
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 4 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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