2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in South Carolina
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Civil Engineering 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Carolina to see which 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 in Civil Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the best value school in South Carolina for civil engineering students. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clemson are $15,558 per year. After completing their degree, civil eng graduates from Clemson carry an average student debtload of $23,000. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $425.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Clemson is ranked #2 for overall quality for civil eng in South Carolina.
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Out of the 3 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofSC are $12,688 per year. Civil Eng majors at UofSC take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UofSC also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in South Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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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 medium-sized city of Charleston.
The Citadel undergraduate students pay an average of $12,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Civil Eng majors at The Citadel take out an average of $26,304 in student loans while working on their egree. 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 Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #5.
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| 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 |
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Majors Related to Civil Eng
One of 40 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Civil Eng
| 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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