2025 Best General Civil Engineering Schools in South Dakota

Ranked #41 in popularity, general civil engineering is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to determine which ones were the best for general civil engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 131 degrees in general civil engineering to qualified students.

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• Best Overall General Civil Engineering Schools List

General Civil Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Civil Engineering Schools in South Dakota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for General Civil Engineering in South Dakota

The schools below may not offer all types of general civil engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top South Dakota Schools in General Civil Engineering

1

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

76 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

14.5% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat South Dakota School of Mines and Technology if you want to pursue a degree in general civil engineering. SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City.More information about a degree in general civil engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

2

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

55 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

18.2% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in general civil engineering has to look into South Dakota State University. South Dakota State is a large public university located in the town of Brookings.More information about a degree 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 Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	742	201
Missouri	693	311
Iowa	648	263
Kansas	599	150
Nebraska	500	130
North Dakota	416	123

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Civil Engineering

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).
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