2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in South Carolina

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 47,598 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,495 and had an average of $23,104 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Carolina, there were 589 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,350 and $22,875 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mechanical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mechanical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina doctor’s degree me students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in South Carolina

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s ME students in 2019-2020.

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

Full Clemson University Mechanical Engineering Report

#2

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s ME students in 2019-2020.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.

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