2027 Best Value Agricultural Engineering Schools in South Dakota
[Agricultural Engineering](/majors/engineering/agricultural-engineering-ae/agricultural-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for agricultural engineering students.
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2027 Best Value Agricultural Engineering Schools in South Dakota
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the agricultural engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Agricultural Engineering Schools
Leading the list is South Dakota State University, our #1 best value for agricultural engineering in South Dakota. Set in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State University is a large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $9,299, with out-of-state students paying around $12,809. Students borrow a median of $24,989 to complete the agricultural engineering program here. Agricultural Engineering graduates of South Dakota State University earn a median of $51,260 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $24,989 median debt. Roughly 98% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked 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 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).
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