General Mechanical Engineering at University of South Carolina - Columbia

If you plan to study general mechanical 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.

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

UofSC General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

UofSC General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at UofSC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

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

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	123
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UofSC General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

Of the students who received a general mechanical engineering master's degree from UofSC, 79% 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That General Mechanical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mechanical 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
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

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