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Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

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2023 Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

3 Colleges
$60,958 Avg Salary
$24,364 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

Civil Engineering is the #41 most popular major in South Carolina with 310 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina

Check out the civil eng bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top South Carolina Schools for a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the best school in South Carolina for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, civil eng majors at Clemson accumulate an average of around $21,338 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $425.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of South Carolina - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in South Carolina. UofSC is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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Out of the 3 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the # 3 spot on the list. The Citadel is a small public school located in the city of Charleston.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, civil eng majors at The Citadel accumulate an average of around $25,797 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $499.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 446
Virginia 616
North Carolina 448
Florida 1,166
Tennessee 326
Kentucky 220
Louisiana 247
Arkansas 118
Alabama 461
Mississippi 193
West Virginia 112

One of 40 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

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