2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 20,913 people earned their degree in general civil engineering, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States.

Across South Dakota, there were 115 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general civil engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general civil engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general civil engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in South Dakota

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k. South Dakota State University is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at South Dakota State University

#2

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$19,250 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k list. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

SD Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SD Mines are $19,250, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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