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2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in South Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$13,571 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,875 Avg Salary

Engineering-Related Fields is the #77 most popular major in South Carolina with 126 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering-related fields students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Check out the engineering-related fields programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC
$15,558 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the best value school in South Carolina for engineering-related fields students. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Clemson are $15,558 a year. Engineering-Related Fields majors at Clemson take out an average of $23,611 in student loans while working on their egree.

Clemson not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in South Carolina list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Carolina - Upstate. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the midsize suburb of Spartanburg, USC Upstate is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USC Upstate are $11,583 a year.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at University of South Carolina - Upstate Report

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 42
Virginia 56
North Carolina 202
Florida 246
Tennessee 141
Kentucky 123
Louisiana 51
Arkansas 463
Alabama 11
West Virginia 17

Engineering-Related Fields is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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