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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$10,654 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 32 degrees and certificates were awarded to civil engineering students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for civil eng students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Civil Engineering

Our analysis found South Dakota State University to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in South Dakota. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at South Dakota State are $9,384 per year.

South Dakota State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

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Out of the 2 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SD Mines are $11,924 per year.

Full Civil Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Report

Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 88
Minnesota 49
Iowa 79
Kansas 44
Nebraska 30
North Dakota 9

One of 39 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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 Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

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