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2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in South Carolina

3 Colleges
$60,629 Avg Salary
$25,435 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

Civil Engineering is the #35 most popular major in South Carolina with 81 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Civil Engineering Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in South Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for civil eng majors pursuing a .

Top South Carolina Schools in Civil Engineering

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the best school in South Carolina for civil engineering students. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

Full Civil Engineering at Clemson University Report

The excellent programs at University of South Carolina - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in South Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of South Carolina - Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 166
Florida 288
Georgia 108
North Carolina 143
Tennessee 73
Kentucky 58
Louisiana 32
Alabama 77
Mississippi 8
Arkansas 17
West Virginia 10

One of 39 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

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