<p>I want to be an Engineer and my parents dont want me to go too far from home. I was just wondering what is the best NC (or any surrounding states) college for engineering??? Thanks!!</p>
<p>NCSU, Clemson, Ga. Tech, Virginia Tech. Start there.</p>
<p>Definitely North Carolina State University. UCF, USF, FSU are also pretty good, they have low OOS tuition compared to UF.</p>
<p>The top engineering school in your area is North Carolina State University. And unless your grades and scores are stellar, your chances of getting into Virginia Tech as an out of state student are not good. Same thing for Georgia Tech. Even if you are admitted to either of those two, they are not known for generous financial aid to non-residents.</p>
<p>Which engineering major interests you?</p>
<p>VT is very doable out of state–Ga. Tech a bit harder.</p>
<p>Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Duke, and NC State</p>
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<p>Note that if you are considering FSU engineering, also consider Florida A&M. The two schools have a joint engineering division, but Florida A&M is less expensive, and has an automatic full out-of-state tuition scholarship for a 3.5 GPA and either 1800 SAT or 27 ACT.</p>
<p>also look at Vanderbilt</p>
<p>NC State is very well-respected by recruiters. Although Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and Clemson are also good choices, from a financial perspective you’d be best to stay in state – unless you can get substantial merit aid from one of the others.</p>
<p>Just get the list from US News and see where the NC schools fall. Not hard:</p>
<p>[Best</a> Undergraduate Engineering Programs | Rankings | US News](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate]Best”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate)</p>
<p>In North Carolina, NC State has the broadest quality offerings in engineering but specifics matter. If your interests are in biomed, for example, Duke is clearly the go-to place. If your interests are in nuclear, chemical, industrial, materials, or bio/ag, NCSU is clearly the program of choice. </p>
<p>The 2 ranked UNDERGRAD engineering depts at Duke:</p>
<h1>3 Biomedical</h1>
<h1>16 Environmental / Environmental health</h1>
<p>The 4 ranked UNDERGRAD engineering depts at NC State:</p>
<h1>10 Biological/Agricultural</h1>
<h1>17 Chemical</h1>
<h1>13 Environmental / Environmental health</h1>
<h1>13 Industrial / Manufacturing</h1>
<p>The 6 ranked GRADUATE engineering departments at Duke:</p>
<h1>4 Biomedical Engineering / Bioengineering</h1>
<h1>32 Civil Engineering</h1>
<h1>25 Computer Engineering</h1>
<h1>34 Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering</h1>
<h1>17 Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering</h1>
<h1>30 Mechanical Engineering</h1>
<p>The 12 ranked GRADUATE engineering departments at NC State:</p>
<h1>33 Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical Engineering</h1>
<h1>6 Biological / Agricultural Engineering</h1>
<h1>55 Biomedical Engineering / Bioengineering</h1>
<h1>20 Chemical Engineering</h1>
<h1>26 Civil Engineering</h1>
<h1>27 Computer Engineering</h1>
<h1>32 Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering</h1>
<h1>30 Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering</h1>
<h1>13 Industrial / Manufacturing / Systems Engineering</h1>
<h1>20 Materials Engineering</h1>
<h1>35 Mechanical Engineering</h1>
<h1>5 Nuclear Engineering</h1>
<p>NCSU remains a bargain for in-staters hard to turn down for alternatives in the South given its strength pretty much across the board and great internship opportunities/job recruitment.
The exceptions worth the money regionally would probably be Georgia Tech in most fields (ranked #5 only behind Caltech, Stanford, Berkeley and MIT, it might be hard to say no).
And, for biomed, certainly Duke and possibly Vanderbilt.</p>
<p>Def. NCSU. Could also apply to UNC-Charlotte or East Carolina University as an instate back-up plan. </p>
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