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

Ranked #29 in popularity, mechanical engineering is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of mechanical engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 83 master's degrees in mechanical engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Mechanical Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

The ME master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in South Carolina ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of mechanical engineering 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.

More Ways to Rank Mechanical Engineering Schools

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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for mechanical engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Mechanical Engineering in South Carolina

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for mechanical engineering students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for ME Students Working on Their Master's

1

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

59 Annual Master'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 master's degree in mechanical engineering. Clemson is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Clemson. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in mechanical engineering in South Carolina.

There were approximately 59 mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in mechanical engineering from Clemson University

2

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

21 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of South Carolina - Columbia if you wish to pursue a master's degree in mechanical engineering. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in mechanical engineering in South Carolina.

There were approximately 21 mechanical engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in mechanical engineering from University of South Carolina - Columbia

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Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in mechanical engineering needs to check out Citadel Military College of South Carolina. The Citadel is a small public college located in the city of Charleston. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in mechanical engineering in South Carolina.

There were roughly 3 mechanical engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at The Citadel in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in mechanical engineering from Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	206	380
Georgia	186	247
Virginia	175	50
North Carolina	167	183
Tennessee	156	50
Alabama	147	82
Louisiana	140	8
Kentucky	140	53
Mississippi	120	22
Arkansas	119	12
West Virginia	108	35

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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.

Most Popular Majors Related to ME

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Industrial Engineering	106
Civil Engineering	64
Other Engineering	57
Biomedical Engineering	53
Electrical Engineering	29
Environmental Engineering	8
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	8
Chemical Engineering	7
Materials Engineering	6
Computer Engineering	6

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.