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2023 Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$15,384 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,000 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 1,045 degrees and certificates from a South Dakota school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree 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 6 schools in South Dakota to see which bachelor's degree 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Education

Our 2023 rankings named Northern State University the best value school in South Dakota for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. NSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Aberdeen.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NSU are $8,845 a year.

NSU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

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#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. 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.

USD not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in South Dakota. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.

South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,299 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

South Dakota State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Black Hills State University is a great value for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. BHSU is a small public school located in the distant town of Spearfish.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BHSU are $8,916 per year.

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#5

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Sioux Falls is a great value for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Sioux Falls are $19,900 a year.

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#6

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

Augustana University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Augustana Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls.

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

Augustana Sioux Falls did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 4,776
Minnesota 9,682
Iowa 3,392
Missouri 7,906
Nebraska 4,167
North Dakota 1,291

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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