2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in South Carolina

If you pursue a doctor's degree in mechanical engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #19 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for mechanical engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 19 doctor's degrees in mechanical engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for mechanical engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Mechanical Engineering in South Carolina

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in mechanical engineering.

Most Well Attended Schools for ME Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

12 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in mechanical engineering has to check out University of South Carolina - Columbia. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in mechanical engineering in South Carolina. More information about a doctorate in mechanical engineering from University of South Carolina - Columbia

2

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Clemson University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in mechanical engineering. Clemson is a very large public university located in the suburb of Clemson. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in mechanical engineering in South Carolina. More information about a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Clemson University

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	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	143	85
Virginia	126	26
Georgia	124	43
North Carolina	113	42
Louisiana	99	9
Tennessee	98	27
Alabama	94	22
Kentucky	86	14

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Mechanical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 40 majors within the Engineering area of study, Mechanical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to ME

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Civil Engineering	22
Chemical Engineering	16
Biomedical Engineering	15
Computer Engineering	15
Electrical Engineering	12
Environmental Engineering	6
Materials Engineering	6
Industrial Engineering	5
Other Engineering	5
Agricultural Engineering	1

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 Michel Villeneuve. More about our data sources and methodologies.