2027 Best Value Industrial Design Schools in South Carolina

[Industrial Design](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/design-and-applied-arts/industrial-design/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong industrial design education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value industrial design schools.
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2027 Best Value Industrial Design Schools in South Carolina
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the industrial design degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Industrial Design Schools
For return on investment in industrial design, no school beat Clemson University this year. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson University is a very large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $15,554, with out-of-state students paying around $40,866. Industrial Design graduates carry a median of $26,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, industrial design degree recipients from Clemson University generally make around $46,689. That is a strong return on a $26,000 median debt. Clemson University admits about 38% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school 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).
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