2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
Mechanical Engineering is the #17 most popular major in South Carolina with 715 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Carolina to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for ME 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering
Our analysis found Clemson University to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in South Carolina. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
Clemson graduate students pay an average of $11,796 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Clemson also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #1.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of South Carolina - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering schools in South Carolina. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a very large student population.
UofSC graduate students pay an average of $14,134 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UofSC also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #3.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 1,418 |
| Virginia | 947 |
| North Carolina | 918 |
| Florida | 2,254 |
| Tennessee | 603 |
| Kentucky | 391 |
| Louisiana | 453 |
| Arkansas | 280 |
| Alabama | 1,019 |
| Mississippi | 309 |
| West Virginia | 217 |
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Majors Related to ME
Mechanical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.
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