Orangeburg, South Carolina · Public
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians at South Carolina State University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 3.3% reported program-share signal, $18,097 school-wide net price, and $38,262 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 98 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
3.3% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 3.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~98
- Schools with reported signal
- 187
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 82.6%
- Graduation rate
- 36.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $18,097/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $72,388
- Median debt
- $31,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $38,262/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (3.3%), school-wide average net price ($18,097), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($38,262), and peer averages from 187 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 187 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 1.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($5,657 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($8,887 below). Together, those evidence points place South Carolina State University in the top 94% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 0.6% reported share · $2,288 net A+ Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI · 0.5% reported share · $2,979 net A+ 
Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC · 0.9% reported share · $3,345 net A+ Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · 0.3% reported share · $4,128 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians accounts for 3.3% of reported programs at South Carolina State University, which is bigger than 85% of schools in this field set and 1.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 98 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
South Carolina State University's average net price is $18,097 per year, about $72,388 over four years. That is $5,657 above the $12,440 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $38,262 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $8,887 below the $47,149 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks South Carolina State University #175 of 187 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.