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Insufficient Data for South Dakota
We do not have adequate info to produce a best-value ranking of telecommunications technology/technician schools in South Dakota yet.
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
ADBLOCK #116
by our College Data Analytics Team
[Telecommunications Technology/Technician](/majors/engineering-technologies/electronics-engineering-technology/telecommunications-technology-technician/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong telecommunications technology/technician education at a price that pays off.