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

If you pursue a master's degree in mechanical engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #29 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide 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 master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11 master's degrees in mechanical engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for mechanical engineering.

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

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in mechanical engineering.

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

1

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

South Dakota State University is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in mechanical engineering. South Dakota State is a large public university located in the remote town of Brookings. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in mechanical engineering in South Dakota. More information about a master’s in mechanical engineering from South Dakota State University

2

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In SD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology if you wish to pursue a master's degree in mechanical engineering. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in mechanical engineering in South Dakota. More information about a master’s in mechanical engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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	184	140
Minnesota	169	75
Iowa	146	5
Kansas	144	33
Nebraska	116	10
North Dakota	100	27

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Rankings in Majors Related to ME

Mechanical Engineering is one of 40 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to ME

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Civil Engineering	27
Electrical Engineering	14
Construction Engineering	12
Mining Engineering	7
Chemical Engineering	7
Biomedical Engineering	6
Geoscience Engineering	6
General Engineering	4
Materials Engineering	2
Agricultural 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.