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

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$85,090 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 2,318 degrees and certificates from a South Carolina school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 5 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 Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the most popular school in South Carolina for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 415 students majoring in engineering at Clemson, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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Out of the 5 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 medium-sized city of Columbia.

Of the 44 students majoring in engineering at UofSC, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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Out of the 5 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 city of Charleston.

Of the 9 students majoring in engineering at The Citadel, 89% are male and 11% are female.

Full Engineering at Citadel Military College of South Carolina Report

#4

Bob Jones University

Greenville, SC

Out of the 5 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Bob Jones University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greenville, Bob Jones University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, South Carolina State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. South Carolina State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Orangeburg.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 5,126
West Virginia 990
Florida 9,040
Virginia 5,181
Arkansas 1,082
Mississippi 1,512
Tennessee 2,281
Louisiana 1,832
Alabama 3,927
Kentucky 1,343
Georgia 5,301

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904
Materials Engineering 3,415
Other Engineering 2,760
Environmental Engineering 2,759
Operations Research 1,698
Agricultural Engineering 1,472
Engineering Science 1,454
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1,378
Petroleum Engineering 1,256
Robotics Engineering 1,243
Architectural Engineering 1,012
Engineering Physics 994
Manufacturing Engineering 947
Construction Engineering 878
Nuclear Engineering 864
Marine Engineering 445
Biological Engineering 410
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 360
Geoscience Engineering 325
Mining Engineering 314
Textile Engineering 310
Ocean Engineering 285
Engineering Mechanics 272
Metallurgical Engineering 179
Energy Systems Engineering 138
Biochemical Engineering 109
Ceramic Engineering 94
Surveying Engineering 73
Electromechanical Engineering 45
Forest Engineering 41
Paper Science & Engineering 27
Engineering Chemistry 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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