2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 144 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree School
Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the best value school in South Dakota for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at South Dakota State are $9,384 per year.
South Dakota State also took the #4 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota rankings.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 725 |
| Minnesota | 582 |
| Kansas | 445 |
| Iowa | 612 |
| Nebraska | 151 |
| North Dakota | 291 |
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Majors Related to ME
Mechanical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
Notes and References
*These values are for the top school 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 Michel Villeneuve.
More about our data sources and methodologies.