2023 Best Value General Education Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best General Education School for You

In 2020-2021, 88 degrees and certificates were awarded to general education students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Education Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to see which programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Education Schools in South Dakota

Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in General Education

#1

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

1 Degrees

#9 in Quality in South Dakota

$19,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Sioux Falls to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Sioux Falls are $19,900 per year.

Full General Education at University of Sioux Falls Report

#2

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

87 Degrees

#1 in Quality in South Dakota

$35,914 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Augustana University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls, Augustana Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Augustana Sioux Falls are $35,914 per year.

Augustana Sioux Falls also took the #1 spot in our Best General Education Schools in South Dakota rankings.

Read full report on General Education at Augustana University

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Majors Related to Education

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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