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2024 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in South Carolina

2 Colleges in South Carolina
153 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded
$67,869 Avg Early-Career Salary
Chemical Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #70 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in South Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 153 degrees in chemical engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Chemical Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Chem Eng
Master's Degrees in Chem Eng
Doctor's Degrees in Chem Eng

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Chemical Engineering Schools in South Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Chemical Engineering in South Carolina

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the chem eng degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top South Carolina Schools in Chem Eng

1
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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
74 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded
$70,368 Median Starting Salary

Clemson University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in chemical engineering. Clemson is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Clemson.

Chemical Engineering degree recipients from Clemson University get an earnings boost of around $2,499 above the average earnings of chemical engineering graduates.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
79 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded
13.9% Growth in Graduates

University of South Carolina - Columbia is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in chemical engineering. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a fairly large student population.

After graduating, chem eng degree recipients typically earn around $65,370 in the first five years of their career.

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

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 241
Florida 282 377
North Carolina 279 245
Virginia 274 231
Tennessee 269 265
Kentucky 244 140
Louisiana 242 242
Mississippi 234 137
Arkansas 234 81
Alabama 233 379
West Virginia 207 55

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Chemical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Chem Eng Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Chemical Engineering 153

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 715
Civil Engineering 310
Industrial Engineering 266
Electrical Engineering 222
Biomedical Engineering 203
Computer Engineering 157
Other Engineering 135
Materials Engineering 59
Environmental Engineering 51
General Engineering 32

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