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Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in South Dakota

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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in South Dakota

2 Colleges
$60,338 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Civil Engineering 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 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Civil Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Colleges.

Our analysis found South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to be the most popular school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in South Dakota list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

Full Civil Engineering at South Dakota State University Report

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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