2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Chemical Engineering is the 53rd most popular major in the country with 13,314 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across South Carolina, there were 148 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in chemical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great chemical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the chemical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina doctor’s degree chem eng students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in South Carolina

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #1 spot on the list. Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Clemson

#2

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s chem eng degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UofSC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Chemical Engineering Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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