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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in South Dakota

1 Ranked Colleges
2 Degrees Awarded
$19,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master's in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,485 people earned their degree in general materials engineering, making the major the 189th most popular in the United States.

Across South Dakota, there were 3 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general materials 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 general materials engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a small public school situated in Rapid City, South Dakota. It awarded 2 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

SD Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Materials 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.

Full South Dakota School of Mines and Technology General Materials Engineering Report

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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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