Engineering at University of South Carolina - Columbia

If you plan to study engineering, take a look at what University of South Carolina - Columbia has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 35,470 students attend the school each year. Of the 7,272 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Carolina - Columbia in 2021, 465 of them were engineering majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UofSC Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at UofSC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UofSC does offer online education options in engineering for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UofSC Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at UofSC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at UofSC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	61

In 2021, 44 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UofSC. This makes it the #189 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 50 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #70 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UofSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of South Carolina - Columbia.

UofSC Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 465 students earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from UofSC. About 23% of these graduates were women and the other 77% were men.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at UofSC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	337
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

UofSC Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 engineering majors earned their master's degree from UofSC. Of these graduates, 73% were men and 27% were women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from UofSC, 55% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	24
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UofSC also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 50 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at University of South Carolina - Columbia. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Carolina - Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	235
Civil Engineering	91
Chemical Engineering	79
Electrical Engineering	64
Computer Engineering	47
Biomedical Engineering	36
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	7
Nuclear Engineering	3

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Industrial Engineers	7,130	$87,080
Mechanical Engineers	6,000	$93,730
Civil Engineers	5,900	$84,660
Software Applications Developers	4,580	$90,830
Industrial Production Managers	3,000	$115,760

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Idibri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.