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Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at South Carolina State University

89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician, take a look at what South Carolina State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

South Carolina State University is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and has a total student population of 2,339.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology section at the bottom of this page.

South Carolina State University Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in ME Tech

South Carolina State University Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME tech progam at South Carolina State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME tech major at South Carolina State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	15
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Technology Trade Schools	36
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	47
	47
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	48
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Trade Schools	73
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools	74
	76
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Technology Trade Schools	97

ME Tech Student Demographics at South Carolina State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME tech majors at South Carolina State University.

South Carolina State University Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Program

22% Women

89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 9 ME tech students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from South Carolina State University, about 78% were men and 22% were women. The typical ME tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 11% women. So female students are more repesented at South Carolina State University since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 61% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ME tech bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Carolina State University with a bachelor's in ME tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South Carolina State University also has a doctoral program available in ME tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That ME Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for South Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	900	$58,790

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
Image Credit: By Pollinator at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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