2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 47,598 people earned their degree in general mechanical engineering, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States.

Across South Dakota, there were 205 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 general mechanical 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 mechanical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general mechanical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k.

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

#1

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$19,250 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate 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 located in Rapid City, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.

SD Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology are $19,250, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.

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