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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$10,705 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,958 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 110 degrees and certificates were awarded to civil engineering students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #24 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for civil eng students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for civil eng majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the best value school in South Dakota for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Dakota State are $9,299 a year.

South Dakota State also made our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #3.

Full Civil Engineering at South Dakota State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a great value for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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.

Full Civil Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Report

Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 322
Minnesota 201
Kansas 150
Iowa 264
Nebraska 130
North Dakota 123

One of 40 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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