by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in South Dakota” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 192,474 engineering students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. In , engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $68,641 and had an average of $23,252 in loans still to pay off.
Across South Dakota, there were 636 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,972 and $25,715 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,906 and $116,501 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in South Dakota” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in engineering.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in South Dakota” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for south dakota doctor’s degree engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in South Dakota list. This small school is located in Rapid City, South Dakota, and it awarded 18 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #3 spot on the list. University of South Dakota is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 1 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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