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Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in South Carolina

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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in South Carolina

3 Colleges
$61,969 Avg Salary
$23,761 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Carolina to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for ME majors pursuing a .

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

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

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great place for mechanical engineering students. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

The excellent programs at Citadel Military College of South Carolina helped the school earn the #3 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.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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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