2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k) in South Dakota

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering programs and cost less that 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 engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The engineering 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 “Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k) 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 Vallue Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Engineering at South Dakota State

#2

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$19,250 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Vallue Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making Over $110k. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

SD Mines also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology are $19,250, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Engineering at SD Mines

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