2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Engineering-Related Fields in South Carolina

A master's degree in engineering-related fields is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #48 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for engineering-related fields students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 38 master's degrees in engineering-related fields during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Engineering-Related Fields School for Your Master's Degree

The engineering-related fields master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Engineering-Related Fields in South Carolina ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of engineering-related fields students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for engineering-related fields.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Engineering-Related Fields in South Carolina

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in engineering-related fields.

Most Well Attended Schools for Engineering-Related Fields Students Working on Their Master's

1

Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

23 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Citadel Military College of South Carolina if you wish to pursue a master's degree in engineering-related fields. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public college with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in engineering-related fields in South Carolina.

There were approximately 23 engineering-related fields students who graduated with this degree at The Citadel in the most recent data year.

After graduation, engineering-related fields master's recipients generally make an average of $88,800 in the first five years of their career.

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2

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

11 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of South Carolina - Columbia is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in engineering-related fields. UofSC is a very large public university located in the city of Columbia.

There were approximately 11 engineering-related fields individuals who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year.

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3

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Clemson University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in engineering-related fields. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in engineering-related fields in South Carolina.

There were roughly 4 engineering-related fields students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year.

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Best Engineering-Related Fields Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	206	128
Virginia	175	3
North Carolina	167	200
Tennessee	156	42
Kentucky	140	87
Louisiana	140	40
Arkansas	119	174

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Engineering-Related Fields Related Rankings by Major

One of 18 majors within the Engineering Technologies area of study, Engineering-Related Fields has other similar majors worth exploring.

Engineering-Related Fields Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Industrial & Management Engineering	34
Packaging Science	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.