2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for ME students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Master's in Mechanical Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the best value school in South Carolina for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clemson are $11,796 per year.
Clemson also took the #1 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina rankings.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Citadel Military College of South Carolina 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 Charleston, The Citadel is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The Citadel are $10,890 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, The Citadel is ranked #2 for overall quality for ME in South Carolina.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UofSC graduate students pay an average of $14,134 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UofSC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.
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Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| 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 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 Michel Villeneuve.
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