by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended EE Major in South Dakota” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 28,844 people earned their degree in electrical engineering, making the major the 39th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, electrical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $74,380 and had an average of $24,114 in loans still to pay off.
Across South Dakota, there were 75 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,428 and $28,500 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended EE Major in South Dakota” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in electrical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular electrical engineering programs in the United States.
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The ee 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 “Most Well Attended EE Major in South Dakota”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended EE Major in South Dakota”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended EE Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Rapid City, South Dakota, and it awarded 39 ’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended EE Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 ’s EE degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full South Dakota State University Electrical Engineering Report
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