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2025 Best Engineering Schools in South Carolina

2 Colleges in South Carolina
2,312 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$76,684 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #7 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 2,312 degrees in engineering to qualified students.

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Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Engineering
Master's Degrees in Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Engineering

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Engineering Schools in South Carolina list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Engineering in South Carolina

The schools below may not offer all types of engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top South Carolina Schools in Engineering

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,474 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$75,979 Median Starting Salary

Clemson University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in engineering. Clemson is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Clemson.

Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program state that they receive average early career income of $75,979.

More information about a degree in engineering from Clemson University

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
538 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$71,973 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat University of South Carolina - Columbia if you wish to pursue a degree in engineering. UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program report average early career earnings of $71,973.

More information about a degree in engineering from University of South Carolina - Columbia

Best Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 38 5,076
West Virginia 38 990
Mississippi 38 1,512
Florida 38 8,909
Virginia 38 5,159
Arkansas 38 1,082
Alabama 37 3,827
Kentucky 37 1,332
Georgia 37 5,286
Tennessee 37 2,276
Louisiana 37 1,801

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 584
Industrial Engineering 376
Civil Engineering 311
Biomedical Engineering 227
Electrical Engineering 177
Chemical Engineering 149
Computer Engineering 137
Other Engineering 128
Environmental Engineering 46
Materials Engineering 45

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