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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$13,605 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,969 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering 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.

The Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Carolina to see which programs offered the best value experiences for ME students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Schools in South Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for ME majors pursuing a .

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Mechanical Engineering

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC
$15,558 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clemson are $15,558 per year.

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

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University

$12,570 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Citadel Military College of South Carolina helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in South Carolina. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The Citadel are $12,570 per year.

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

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$12,688 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great value for mechanical engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofSC are $12,688 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.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges 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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