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Best Schools for Agricultural Engineering in South Dakota
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall agricultural engineering education in South Dakota.
Top Schools in Agricultural Engineering
No school ranked higher than South Dakota State University this year for agricultural engineering. South Dakota State University is a large public school located in the town of Brookings. Roughly 62% of students complete a degree within six years here. South Dakota State University awarded about 22 agricultural engineering degrees in the most recent data year. Agricultural Engineering graduates of South Dakota State University earn a median of $51,260 early in their careers. South Dakota State University graduates carry a median of $24,989 in student loans.
More information about a degree in agricultural engineering from South Dakota State University
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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.
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