{"h1":"Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in South Dakota","faq":[{"a":"South Dakota School of Mines and Technology leads South Dakota among colleges for earnings: its former students earn a median of $72k ten years after enrolling, against $49k for the typical college in this list.","q":"Which certification ranks first: colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in south dakota?"},{"a":"16 colleges have at least 500 students enrolled, so the list has 16 entries.","q":"How many colleges are ranked?"},{"a":"Earnings are the median earnings of students who received federal financial aid, ten years after they first enrolled, as published in the Department of Education College Scorecard. They describe past students, not a promise for future ones. Only colleges with at least 500 students and published earnings are ranked. A college's earnings reflect who enrolls and what they study as much as what the college teaches.","q":"How is the ranking calculated?"},{"a":"Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.","q":"How often is it updated?"}],"lead":"South Dakota School of Mines and Technology leads South Dakota among colleges for earnings: its former students earn a median of $72k ten years after enrolling, against $49k for the typical college in this list.","minN":500,"rows":[{"n":2071,"bar":1,"key":"college:219347","sub":"SD","href":"/higher-education/south-dakota/south-dakota-school-of-mines-and-technology","name":"South Dakota School of Mines and Technology","rank":1,"stats":[{"label":"Completion rate","value":"53%"},{"label":"Net price a year","value":"$20,183"},{"label":"Public","value":"2,071 students"}],"value":72257,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"$72k"},{"n":1965,"bar":0.8195330556209087,"key":"college:219000","sub":"SD","href":"/higher-education/south-dakota/augustana-university","name":"Augustana University","rank":2,"stats":[{"label":"Completion rate","value":"73%"},{"label":"Net price a 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They describe past students, not a promise for future ones.","Only colleges with at least 500 students and published earnings are ranked. A college's earnings reflect who enrolls and what they study as much as what the college teaches."],"builtAt":"2026-11-03T03:37:23.486Z","edition":"2026-11","measure":"collegepay","sources":["U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (median earnings, completion, net price), as held in our college tables"],"baseline":{"label":"the typical college in this list","valueLabel":"$49k"},"keyFacts":["#1 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, SD: $72k","#2 Augustana University, SD: $59k","#3 South Dakota State University, SD: $55k","16 colleges ranked across South Dakota","Data as of November 2026"],"placeNoun":"colleges","commentary":["The top ten is tightly packed: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology leads on $72k, and #10 Northern State University is at $48k.","Dakota Wesleyan University reaches #5 on a sample of 670 students enrolled, a smaller market than most of the top ten, so its rank can move more from month to month.","South Dakota State University is the largest market in the top ten, with 9,198 students enrolled behind its figure.","Colleges with fewer than 500 students enrolled are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful."],"license":"Free to use and share with a link to https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/colleges-with-the-highest-earnings-in-south-dakota"}