2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in South Dakota

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to determine which ones were the most popular for mechanical engineering students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11 master's degrees in mechanical engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for mechanical engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Mechanical Engineering in South Dakota

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

Most Well Attended Schools for ME Students Working on Their Master's

1

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

South Dakota State University is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in mechanical engineering. South Dakota State is a fairly large public university located in the town of Brookings. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in mechanical engineering in South Dakota. More information about a master’s in mechanical engineering from South Dakota State University

2

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In SD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology if you want to pursue a master's degree in mechanical engineering. SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in mechanical engineering in South Dakota. More information about a master’s in mechanical engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

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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 Michel Villeneuve. More about our data sources and methodologies.