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Best Value Biotechnology Schools in South Dakota

2023 Best Value Biotechnology Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$9,299 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Biotechnology School for You

In 2020-2021, 22 degrees and certificates were awarded to biotechnology students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #99 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Biotechnology Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Biotechnology School

$9,299 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found South Dakota State University to be the best value school for biotechnology students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Dakota State are $9,299 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, South Dakota State is ranked #2 for overall quality for biotech in South Dakota.

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Best Value Biotechnology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 0
Minnesota 5
Kansas 13
Iowa 4
Nebraska 22
North Dakota 5

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Biotechnology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 107,165
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247

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 Henk Caspers/Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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