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2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$14,468 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,029 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management School for You

In 2020-2021, 100 degrees and certificates were awarded to finance and financial management students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #25 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value programs for finance students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in South Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Colleges.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in Finance & Financial Management

$6,718 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Lake Area Technical Institute to be the best value school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LATI are $6,718 a year. On average, finance graduates from LATI take out $14,682 in student loans while working on their degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, LATI is ranked #5 for overall quality for finance in South Dakota.

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#2

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD
$7,650 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeast Technical College is a great value for finance and financial management students. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast Tech are $7,650 a year.

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#3

Dakota State University

Madison, SD
$9,633 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dakota State are $9,633 per year.

Dakota State also took the #4 spot in our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in South Dakota rankings.

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$8,845 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern State University is a great value for finance and financial management students. Located in the town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public school with a small student population.

NSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,845 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NSU also made our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Northern State University

#5

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD
$9,432 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USD are $9,432 a year. On average, finance graduates from USD take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$30,880 Average Tuition & Fees

Dakota Wesleyan University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value finance and financial management programs. Dakota Wesleyan University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Mitchell.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dakota Wesleyan University are $30,880 per year.

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#8

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD
$35,914 Average Tuition & Fees

Augustana University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Sioux Falls, Augustana Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Augustana Sioux Falls are $35,914 a year.

Augustana Sioux Falls also took the #1 spot in our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in South Dakota rankings.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Augustana University Report

Best Value Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 911
Minnesota 1,073
Kansas 858
Iowa 1,046
Nebraska 537
North Dakota 158

Finance & Financial Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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 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 Dave Dugdale.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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