2027 Best Value Building Management & Inspection Schools in South Dakota
[Building Management & Inspection](/majors/construction-trades/building-management-inspection/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for building management & inspection students.
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2027 Best Value Building Management & Inspection Schools in South Dakota
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the building management & inspection degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Building Management & Inspection Schools
Our analysis ranked Mitchell Technical Institute the best value for a degree in building management & inspection in South Dakota. Mitchell Technical Institute is a small public school located in the town of Mitchell. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $7,524. Students borrow a median of $10,866 to complete the building management & inspection program here. Early-career building management & inspection graduates make about $37,485. That is a strong return on a $10,866 median debt.
A rank of #2 makes Lake Area Technical Institute one of the best values for building management & inspection. Set in the town of Watertown, Lake Area Technical Institute is a mid-sized public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $6,718. Students borrow a median of $12,000 to complete the building management & inspection program here. Building Management & Inspection graduates of Lake Area Technical Institute earn a median of $38,635 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $12,000 median debt.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
