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Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$13,309 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,857 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering technologies was ranked 4th in South Carolina. In fact, 1,247 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering tech majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Engineering Technologies

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our analysis found Clemson University to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in South Carolina. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Clemson undergraduate students pay an average of $15,558 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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 tech in South Carolina.

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Out of the 2 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, South Carolina State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Orangeburg, South Carolina State University is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Carolina State University are $11,060 a year.

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Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,691
West Virginia 573
Alabama 3,141
Kentucky 2,064
Georgia 1,505
Tennessee 1,594
Louisiana 2,737
Mississippi 1,554
Florida 4,480
Virginia 2,041
Arkansas 767

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

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
Engineering-Related Fields 6,553
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,205
Construction Engineering Technology 4,299
General Engineering Technology 3,841
Quality Control Technology 3,720
Computer Engineering Technology 3,509
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,907
Energy Systems Technologies 1,277
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,239
Civil Engineering Technology 1,155
Engineering-Related Technologies 969
Mining & Petroleum Technology 410
Nuclear Engineering Technology 235
Nanotechnology 104

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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