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2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$11,887 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,779 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies School for You

With 159 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #15 most popular major in South Dakota.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in South Dakota to see which programs offered the best value experiences for communications students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in South Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communications majors pursuing a .

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication & Media Studies

$9,299 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the best value school in South Dakota for communication and media studies students. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Dakota State are $9,299 a year. While working on their degree, communications majors at South Dakota State accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

South Dakota State also took the #2 spot in our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in South Dakota rankings.

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#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD
$9,432 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Dakota is a great value for communication and media studies students. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USD are $9,432 a year. Communications majors at USD take out an average of $24,250 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $175.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Black Hills State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in South Dakota list. BHSU is a small public school located in the distant town of Spearfish.

BHSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,916 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD
$19,900 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Sioux Falls. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in South Dakota list. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls.

University of Sioux Falls undergraduate students pay an average of $19,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,007
Minnesota 887
Kansas 490
Iowa 552
Nebraska 156
North Dakota 131

Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Communications

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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