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2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$12,273 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$94,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree School for You

With 51 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, electrical engineering is the #43 most popular major in South Carolina.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for EE students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for EE majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Electrical Engineering

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our analysis found Clemson University to be the best value school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Carolina. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Clemson graduate students pay an average of $11,796 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Clemson is ranked #1 for overall quality for EE in South Carolina.

Full Electrical Engineering at Clemson University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. The Citadel is a small public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Citadel are $10,890 per year.

The Citadel did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

Full Electrical Engineering at Citadel Military College of South Carolina Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. UofSC is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofSC are $14,134 per year.

UofSC also made our Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #3.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

Best Value Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 182
Florida 528
Georgia 444
North Carolina 388
Tennessee 62
Kentucky 41
Louisiana 12
Alabama 55
Mississippi 17
Arkansas 27
West Virginia 13

Electrical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to EE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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 NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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