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Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

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$83,900 Avg Salary

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 Most Popular 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 were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for ME majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our analysis found Clemson University to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Carolina. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Of the 85 students majoring in ME at Clemson, 89% are male and 11% are female.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University Report

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. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 62% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Citadel Military College of South Carolina helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in South Carolina. Located in the city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Colleges 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

Mechanical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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