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Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

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2023 Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

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$44,454 Avg Salary
$15,272 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 569 degrees and certificates from a South Dakota school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering associate degree programs at this school if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Dakota.

Our 2023 rankings named Oglala Lakota College the most popular school in South Dakota for engineering students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Kyle, Oglala Lakota College is a public school with a small student population.

Full Engineering at Oglala Lakota College Report

Best Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,618
Minnesota 2,350
Iowa 2,616
Missouri 3,253
Nebraska 699
North Dakota 787

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904
Materials Engineering 3,415
Other Engineering 2,760
Environmental Engineering 2,759
Operations Research 1,698
Agricultural Engineering 1,472
Engineering Science 1,454
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1,378
Petroleum Engineering 1,256
Robotics Engineering 1,243
Architectural Engineering 1,012
Engineering Physics 994
Manufacturing Engineering 947
Construction Engineering 878
Nuclear Engineering 864
Marine Engineering 445
Biological Engineering 410
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 360
Geoscience Engineering 325
Mining Engineering 314
Textile Engineering 310
Ocean Engineering 285
Engineering Mechanics 272
Metallurgical Engineering 179
Energy Systems Engineering 138
Biochemical Engineering 109
Ceramic Engineering 94
Surveying Engineering 73
Electromechanical Engineering 45
Forest Engineering 41
Paper Science & Engineering 27
Engineering Chemistry 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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