2024 Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota

If you plan on getting your master's degree in civil engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #40 in the country in terms of popularity. 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 master's degree seekers in the field of civil engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 27 master's degrees in civil engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's 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 many resources a school devotes to civil engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other civil engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• 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 civil engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized civil engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for civil engineering students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The civil eng school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Civil Engineering in South Dakota

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in civil engineering.

Top South Dakota Schools for a Master's in Civil Eng

1

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD

16 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in civil engineering needs to take a look at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Located in the city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public school with a small student population.More information about a master’s in civil engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

2

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

11 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in civil engineering has to look into South Dakota State University. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in civil engineering from South Dakota State University

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	193	57
Minnesota	174	39
Iowa	154	52
Kansas	149	33
Nebraska	123	20
North Dakota	115	5

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Civil Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Civil Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Civil Eng Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Civil Engineering	27

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	21
Mining Engineering	14
Biomedical Engineering	11
Mechanical Engineering	11
Chemical Engineering	9
Geoscience Engineering	8
General Engineering	6
Materials Engineering	6
Construction Engineering	6
Agricultural Engineering	3

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Master Sgt. Roger Parsons. More about our data sources and methodologies.