2026 Best Value Packaging Science Schools in South Carolina
[Packaging Science](/majors/engineering-technologies/engineering-related-fields/packaging-science/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for packaging science students.
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2026 Best Value Packaging Science Schools in South Carolina
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the packaging science degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Packaging Science Schools
Our analysis ranked Clemson University the best value for a degree in packaging science in South Carolina. Clemson University is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $15,554, compared with $40,866 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $25,000 to complete the packaging science program here. Packaging Science graduates of Clemson University earn a median of $68,904 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $25,000 median debt. Roughly 38% of applicants are accepted.
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 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 top 1 ranked schools 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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