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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$10,705 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,338 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value programs for civil eng students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in South Dakota

Check out the civil eng programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in Civil Engineering

$9,299 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found South Dakota State University to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. Located in the remote 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. On average, civil eng graduates from South Dakota State take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

South Dakota State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in South Dakota list.

Full Civil Engineering at South Dakota State University Report

$12,110 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SD Mines are $12,110 per year. The average amount in student loans that civil eng majors at SD Mines take out is $27,000.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges 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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