ME Mechanical Engineering at University of South Carolina

Programme overview

Make the world a better place through technology that is accessible, equitable and sustainable while advancing your engineering education through our master's program. Our engineering program gives you the opportunity to design and build things that make the world a safer place. This highly versatile degree is frequently the path to well paid, high-skill, secure job.

Faculty: Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing | Department: Mechanical Engineering | Study mode: full-time | Location: Columbia, SC, United States

What you will study

Graduate students work side-by-side with our faculty in state-of-the art labs and research centers. Specialize in advanced materials and multi-scale manufacturing, aerospace engineering, mechanics and multi-physics, thermo-fluids engineering, energy and fuel cells, biomedical engineering, nuclear engineering, mechatronics or nanotechnology.

Career pathways

Potential careers include Engineer, Systems Engineer, Product Engineer, Design Engineer, Project Manager, Technical Salesperson/Manager.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admissions (University of South Carolina Academic Bulletin): The admission process for the M.E. program in Mechanical Engineering is highly competitive. Admission decisions are based on the quality of the applicant's previous university-level academic work as reflected by grade point average or GPA, letters of recommendations, GRE scores, and other evidence of past accomplishments. The general Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is not required for students entering the M.E. degree program providing the student has a GPA of 3.4 or higher and a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering or closely related field from an ABET-accredited program. The GRE is required for applicants not meeting these requirements. International applicants must also submit TOEFL or the IELTS Intl. Academic Course Type 2 exam scores. The minimum required TOEFL and IELTS scores are set by the graduate school and can be found here:...

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applications are accepted for Fall, Spring and Summer terms; Fall applications open the prior September, Spring applications open in January and Summer applications open in May.

The graduate application fee is $50 per primary application, reinstated effective August 1, 2026. Deadlines are programme-specific. The Moore School of Business, the Arnold School of Public Health and the College of Nursing use their own applications; the Moore School charges an additional $50 application fee for graduate programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://www.sc.edu/admissions-at-sc/applications/index.php

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