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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in South Dakota

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Finding the Best General Engineering School for You

With 17 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general engineering is the #108 most popular major in South Dakota.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General Engineering Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Dakota.

#1

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

Our analysis found Augustana University to be the most popular school for general engineering students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, Augustana Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full General Engineering at Augustana University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in South Dakota list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.

Read full report on General Engineering at South Dakota State University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oglala Lakota College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools in South Dakota list. Oglala Lakota College is a small public school located in the remote area of Kyle.

Full General Engineering at Oglala Lakota College Report

The excellent programs at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in South Dakota. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.

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

Best General Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 160
Minnesota 183
Kansas 36
Iowa 31
Nebraska 71
North Dakota 6

General Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 Rémi Kaupp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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