2024 Best Building Management & Inspection Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

an associate degree in building management & inspection is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #79 out of 328 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in South Dakota to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of building management & inspection. Combined, these schools handed out 39 associate degrees in building management & inspection to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on building management & inspection students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of building management & inspection students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for building management & inspection to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized building management & inspection related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for building management & inspection students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Building Management & Inspection Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Building Management & Inspection in South Dakota

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for building management & inspection students seeking a an associate degree.

Top South Dakota Schools for an Associate in Building Management

1

Mitchell Technical College
Mitchell, SD

23 Annual Graduates

$34,787 Median Starting Salary

$10,866 Median Student Debt

Mitchell Technical College is a great option for individuals interested in an associate degree in building management & inspection. Mitchell Tech is a small public college located in the rural area of Mitchell.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the building management program make an average of $34,787 in their early career salary.

More information about a associate in building management & inspection from Mitchell Technical College

2

Lake Area Technical Institute
Watertown, SD

16 Annual Graduates

$31,150 Median Starting Salary

$12,000 Median Student Debt

It is difficult to beat Lake Area Technical Institute if you want to pursue an associate degree in building management & inspection. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.

Soon after graduating, building management associate recipients typically earn around $31,150 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a associate in building management & inspection from Lake Area Technical Institute

Best Building Management & Inspection Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Building Management & Inspection Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	151	16
Kansas	146	23
Missouri	117	3
Nebraska	98	50
North Dakota	92	7

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Building Management & Inspection Related Rankings by Major

Building Management & Inspection is one of 6 different types of Construction Trades programs to choose from.

Building Management Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Building Construction Technology	39

Majors Similar to Building Management

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	94
Construction	2
Other Construction	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.