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

A doctor's degree in engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #4 out of 33 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 123 doctor's degrees in 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 engineering.

 

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

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Engineering Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

74 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Clemson University is a popular decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in engineering. Clemson is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Clemson. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in engineering in South Carolina. More information about a doctorate in engineering from Clemson University

2

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

49 Annual Doctor'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 doctor's degree in engineering. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in engineering in South Carolina. More information about a doctorate in engineering from University of South Carolina - Columbia

Best Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	29	463
Virginia	29	348
Georgia	28	360
North Carolina	26	341
Kentucky	26	75
Tennessee	25	194
Louisiana	25	101
Mississippi	24	78
Alabama	24	146
Arkansas	23	40
West Virginia	20	28

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Civil Engineering	22
Mechanical Engineering	19
Chemical Engineering	16
Biomedical Engineering	15
Computer Engineering	15
Electrical Engineering	12
Environmental Engineering	6
Materials Engineering	6
Industrial Engineering	5
Other Engineering	5

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	84
Physical Sciences	61
Mathematics & Statistics	30
Computer & Information Sciences	10
Engineering Technologies	6
Architecture & Related Services	5
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	4
Natural Resources & Conservation	3

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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes. More about our data sources and methodologies.