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2023 Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

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$85,090 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in South Carolina. With 617 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in South Carolina to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

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

Women make up 21% of the engineering majors at the school.

Full Engineering at Clemson University Report

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

Women make up 27% of the engineering majors at the school.

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

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Citadel Military College of South Carolina helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in South Carolina. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 11% of the engineering majors at the school.

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

Out of the 5 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, South Carolina State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Orangeburg, South Carolina State University is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Engineering at South Carolina State University

#4

Bob Jones University

Greenville, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bob Jones University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Greenville.

Full Engineering at Bob Jones University Report

Best Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 178
Florida 2,629
North Carolina 1,668
Virginia 1,286
Tennessee 508
Georgia 1,617
Louisiana 293
West Virginia 158
Kentucky 281
Arkansas 193
Alabama 914

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548
Systems Engineering 3,068
Industrial Engineering 3,028
Chemical Engineering 2,662
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,375
Other Engineering 1,820
Materials Engineering 1,810
Operations Research 1,191
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 928
Environmental Engineering 919
Robotics Engineering 560
Engineering Science 451
Nuclear Engineering 437
Manufacturing Engineering 423
Petroleum Engineering 401
Agricultural Engineering 332
Construction Engineering 288
Engineering Physics 286
Architectural Engineering 243
Geoscience Engineering 173
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 167
Engineering Mechanics 144
Mining Engineering 132
Ocean Engineering 112
Textile Engineering 96
Biological Engineering 80
Energy Systems Engineering 79
Marine Engineering 44
Metallurgical Engineering 40
Biochemical Engineering 21
Ceramic Engineering 20
Electromechanical Engineering 16
Surveying Engineering 11
Paper Science & Engineering 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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