2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Engineering Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 200,458 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Dakota, there were 627 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 97 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for south dakota master’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in South Dakota

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 35 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full South Dakota State Engineering Report

#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 Engineering Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Rapid City, South Dakota, and it awarded 59 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

SD Mines not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SD Mines are $19,250, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

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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