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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$12,273 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$83,900 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 129 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering students who went to a South Carolina college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for ME 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

Check out the ME master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our analysis found Clemson University to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Carolina. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Clemson are $11,796 a year.

Clemson not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public school with a small student population.

The Citadel graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

The Citadel not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Citadel Military College of South Carolina Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a very large student population.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UofSC is ranked #3 for overall quality for ME in South Carolina.

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

Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 90
Florida 467
Georgia 312
North Carolina 215
Tennessee 65
Kentucky 61
Louisiana 12
Alabama 97
Mississippi 24
Arkansas 6
West Virginia 25

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
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 Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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