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2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$10,705 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$86,985 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 30 degrees and certificates were awarded to engineering-related fields students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #79 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering-related fields students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Check out the engineering-related fields programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

$9,299 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found South Dakota State University to be the best value school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,299 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, South Dakota State is ranked #2 for overall quality for engineering-related fields in South Dakota.

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$12,110 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a great value for engineering-related fields students. Located in the small city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SD Mines are $12,110 per year.

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Explore all the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 435
Minnesota 60
Kansas 105
Iowa 120
North Dakota 1

Engineering-Related Fields is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 the rest 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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