2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in South Carolina

Electrical Engineering is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #28 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for electrical engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 132 bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Electrical Engineering School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The EE bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in South Carolina ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for electrical engineering, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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 electrical engineering.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

 

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Electrical Engineering in South Carolina

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.

Most Well Attended Schools for EE Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

75 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering has to look into Clemson University. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering in South Carolina.

There were roughly 75 electrical engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year.

After graduation, EE bachelor's recipients typically earn an average of $65,000 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Clemson University

2

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

30 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of South Carolina - Columbia is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. UofSC is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering in South Carolina.

There were about 30 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent year we have data available.

After graduation, EE bachelor's recipients typically make an average of $67,000 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from University of South Carolina - Columbia

3

Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

27 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Citadel Military College of South Carolina is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. 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 #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering in South Carolina.

There were about 27 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at The Citadel in the most recent data year.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the EE program earn around $60,600 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Citadel Military College of South Carolina

4

Benedict College
Columbia, SC

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering has to check out Benedict College. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Benedict College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Benedict College

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	220	384
Florida	214	763
Tennessee	209	220
North Carolina	207	300
Virginia	206	456
Alabama	183	355
Kentucky	177	142
Arkansas	164	118
Louisiana	163	195
Mississippi	158	103
West Virginia	142	66

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Electrical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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

EE Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	132

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	487
Civil Engineering	269
Industrial Engineering	186
Biomedical Engineering	157
Chemical Engineering	125
Computer Engineering	102
Materials Engineering	38
Environmental Engineering	30
Agricultural Engineering	22
General Engineering	19

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA. More about our data sources and methodologies.