2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in South Dakota

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 47,598 people earned their degree in general mechanical engineering, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States.

Across South Dakota, there were 205 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general mechanical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general mechanical engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in South Dakota

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k list. South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.

South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, South Dakota

$19,250 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a small public school situated in Rapid City, South Dakota. It awarded 2 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SD Mines, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SD Mines are $19,250, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.

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