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2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$12,110 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 7 degrees and certificates were awarded to materials engineering students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #59 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Materials Engineering Colleges.

Best Materials Engineering School

$12,110 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to be the best value school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. Located in the small city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SD Mines are $12,110 per year.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Best Value Materials Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 23
Minnesota 22
North Dakota 0

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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 Panoramedia.

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