2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in South Dakota

Mechanical Engineering is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #15 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to determine which ones were the most popular for mechanical engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 193 bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Mechanical Engineering in South Dakota

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for mechanical engineering students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for ME Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD

99 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In SD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a popular decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering in South Dakota.

Soon after graduating, ME bachelor's recipients typically make about $65,900 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

2

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

94 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at South Dakota State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. South Dakota State is a large public university located in the town of Brookings. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering in South Dakota.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the ME program earn an average of $60,400 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from South Dakota State University

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	217	619
Minnesota	210	515
Iowa	193	600
Kansas	175	395
Nebraska	174	133
North Dakota	141	255

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Rankings in Majors Related to ME

One of 40 majors within the Engineering area of study, Mechanical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Civil Engineering	85
Electrical Engineering	49
Chemical Engineering	43
Industrial Engineering	35
Metallurgical Engineering	22
Mining Engineering	20
Computer Engineering	15
Geoscience Engineering	15
Agricultural Engineering	8
General Engineering	1

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve. More about our data sources and methodologies.