2025 Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in general civil engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #27 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in South Dakota to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of general civil engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 86 bachelor's degrees in general civil engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general civil engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general civil engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor'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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general civil engineering related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

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

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

Top South Dakota Schools for a Bachelor's in General Civil Engineering

1

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

39 Annual Graduates

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a good decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in general civil engineering. Located in the small city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public school with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

2

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

47 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general civil engineering needs to take a look at 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 bachelor’s in general civil engineering from South Dakota State University

Best General Civil Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	234
Minnesota	446	152
Iowa	403	185
Kansas	352	106
Nebraska	331	100
North Dakota	251	114

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General Civil Engineering Related Rankings by Major

General Civil Engineering is one of 5 different types of Civil Engineering programs to choose from.

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.