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2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$8,475 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,277 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree School for You

With 75 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human development and family studies is the #36 most popular major in South Dakota.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for human development 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. 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 Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Colleges.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Child Development & Family Studies

#1

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Our analysis found Southeast Technical College to be the best value school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a associate degree in South Dakota. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Tech are $7,650 per year. On average, human development graduates from Southeast Tech take out $12,655 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Southeast Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Dakota State are $9,299 a 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 #1 for overall quality for human development in South Dakota.

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Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 320
Minnesota 232
Kansas 196
Iowa 222
Nebraska 97
North Dakota 192

One of 7 majors within the area of study, human development and family studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Human Development

Related Major Annual Graduates
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 4,858
Textile & Apparel Studies 3,313
General Family & Consumer Sciences 2,906
Family & Consumer Economics 1,454
Human Sciences Business Services 704

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).
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