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2027 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in South Carolina

[Biomedical Engineering](/majors/engineering/biomedical-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong biomedical engineering education at a price that pays off.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for biomedical engineering students.

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• Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in South Carolina

2027 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in South Carolina

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the biomedical engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC

$15,554 In-State Tuition & Fees

$22,500 Avg Student Debt

$71,513 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Clemson University, our #1 best value for biomedical engineering in South Carolina. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson University is a very large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $15,554, with out-of-state students paying around $40,866. Typical student debt for biomedical engineering graduates is $22,500. Soon after graduation, biomedical engineering degree recipients from Clemson University generally make around $70,885. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Clemson University admits about 38% of applicants.

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University Of South Carolina Columbia
Columbia, SC

$12,688 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,000 Avg Student Debt

$62,177 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes University Of South Carolina Columbia one of the best values for biomedical engineering. University Of South Carolina Columbia is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia. Students from in state pay about $12,688 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $36,298. Students borrow a median of $26,000 to complete the biomedical engineering program here. Early-career biomedical engineering graduates make about $57,311. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. University Of South Carolina Columbia admits about 60% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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.