2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s 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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

General Mechanical Engineering is the 12th most popular major in the country with 47,598 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across South Dakota, there were 205 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general mechanical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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 mechanical engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The general mechanical engineering 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 “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for south dakota master’s degree general mechanical engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in South Dakota

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, South Dakota

$19,250 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k. SD Mines is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.

SD Mines also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SD Mines are $19,250, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Mechanical Engineering at SD Mines

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

Credits

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

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