2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in South Carolina

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Civil Engineering is the 45th most popular major in the country with 21,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,122 and had an average of $23,807 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Carolina, there were 373 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,800 and $24,726 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in civil engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina doctor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in South Carolina

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Clemson University

#2

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Civil Engineering Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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