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Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$13,571 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,554 Avg Salary

Engineering-Related Fields is the #22 most popular major in South Carolina with 87 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for engineering-related fields students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the best value school in South Carolina for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Clemson are $15,558 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, engineering-related fields graduates from Clemson carry an average student debtload of $21,473.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Clemson is ranked #1 for overall quality for engineering-related fields in South Carolina.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Upstate is a great value for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Spartanburg, USC Upstate is a public college with a small student population.

USC Upstate undergraduate students pay an average of $11,583 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, engineering-related fields graduates from USC Upstate carry an average student debtload of $20,295.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, USC Upstate is ranked #2 for overall quality for engineering-related fields in South Carolina.

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 14
Arkansas 0
North Carolina 32
West Virginia 17
Virginia 50
Kentucky 25
Tennessee 93

Engineering-Related Fields is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial & Management Engineering 5,903
Packaging Science 378
Other Engineering-Related Fields 152
Engineering Design 120

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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