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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$13,605 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,958 Avg Salary

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Carolina to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for civil eng students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering

Our analysis found University of South Carolina - Columbia to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in South Carolina. UofSC is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofSC are $12,688 per year.

UofSC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Clemson undergraduate students pay an average of $15,558 in in-state tuition and fees each year. 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.

Clemson not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

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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 midsize city of Charleston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at The Citadel are $12,570 a year. 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.

The Citadel also made our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #4.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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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