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Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at University of South Carolina-Columbia

Here is an overview of this program at University of South Carolina-Columbia. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. Its best result is a rank of #2 out of 4 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

University of South Carolina-Columbia Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

College Factual ranks University of South Carolina-Columbia highly for mechanical engineering, placing at #173 out of 365 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	173 of 365
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in South Carolina	2 of 4
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region	26 of 69

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at University of South Carolina-Columbia

Here is each degree level granted in mechanical engineering at University of South Carolina-Columbia, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	124
Master’s	23
Doctoral	12

University of South Carolina-Columbia Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of South Carolina-Columbia conferred 124 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

University of South Carolina-Columbia ranks competitively among schools offering mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #2 out of 4 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina	2
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	29
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	176

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Mechanical Engineering graduates with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Carolina-Columbia go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $78,911 a year. This is above $66,578, the median for all majors at University of South Carolina-Columbia.

Student Debt of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

To complete a bachelor’s at University of South Carolina-Columbia, mechanical engineering graduates take on a median debt of $25,000 in student loans. This is higher than $24,640, the typical median for all majors at University of South Carolina-Columbia.

University of South Carolina-Columbia Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$12,288	$35,898
Fees	$400	$400

Find out more about University of South Carolina-Columbia tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 81% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

The majority of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at University of South Carolina-Columbia were White. About 74% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of South Carolina-Columbia with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	92
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	8

Graduate Study in Mechanical Engineering at University of South Carolina-Columbia

This program is also offered at the graduate level at University of South Carolina-Columbia. Annual graduate completions by level are shown below.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	23
Doctoral Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	12

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Idibri under License More about our data sources and methodologies.