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Mechanical Engineering at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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Mechanical Engineering at University of South Carolina - Columbia

If you plan to study mechanical engineering, take a look at what University of South Carolina - Columbia has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 35,470. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received their master's degree in ME.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mechanical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UofSC Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in ME
  • Doctorate Degree in ME

UofSC Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #34 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at UofSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at University of South Carolina - Columbia.

UofSC Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

38% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 62% of ME master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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Of the students who received a ME master's degree from UofSC, 69% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in ME.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Mechanical Engineers 6,000 $93,730
Architectural and Engineering Managers 2,770 $132,810
Cost Estimators 2,450 $63,520
Engineering Professors 610 $98,390

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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