Mechanical Engineering at University of South Carolina - Columbia

If you are interested in studying mechanical engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of South Carolina - Columbia. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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, 207 of them were mechanical engineering majors.

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

UofSC Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UofSC Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at UofSC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical 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
Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	67
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	129
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	131
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Schools	198

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in ME from UofSC. This makes it the #132 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #34 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do ME Graduates from UofSC Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UofSC is $64,632. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME students.

ME Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 207 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in ME from UofSC. About 87% were men and 13% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at UofSC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ME bachelor's program than the national average.*

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 ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	139
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UofSC Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 13 ME students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UofSC, about 62% were men and 38% were women.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from UofSC, 69% 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 ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UofSC also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 15 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Nuclear Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME 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
Mechanical Engineers	6,000	$93,730
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,770	$132,810
Cost Estimators	2,450	$63,520
Engineering Professors	610	$98,390

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.