2022 Best Value Colleges for General Civil Engineering in South Dakota (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general civil engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for south dakota general civil engineering students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for General Civil Engineering in South Dakota (With Aid)

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$19,252 Average Net Price

$42,425 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid list. South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 48 ’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Schools in South Dakota” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State University is $19,252 for south dakota general civil engineering students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at South Dakota State

#2

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$19,815 Average Net Price

$62,300 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid. SD Mines is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 67 ’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

SD Mines also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Schools in South Dakota” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend SD Mines is $19,815 for South Dakota General Civil Engineering students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at SD Mines

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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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