2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in South Carolina

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in South Carolina for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 198,468 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the 7th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,653 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Carolina, there were 2,361 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,776 and $24,671 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 131 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,770 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in South Carolina for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in engineering.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended Engineering Major in South Carolina for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in South Carolina for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in South Carolina

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

#1 overall quality in South Carolina

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in South Carolina for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 81 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Clemson Engineering Report

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University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, South Carolina

#2 overall quality in South Carolina

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 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in South Carolina for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 50 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Engineering Report

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.

Credits

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