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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

2 Colleges
$60,958 Avg Salary
$24,364 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Civil Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota School of Mines and Technology the most popular school in South Dakota for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in civil eng at SD Mines, 85% are male and 15% are female.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in South Dakota. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 13% of the civil eng majors at the school.

Full Civil Engineering at South Dakota State University Report

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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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