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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies 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 Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to see which 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 Schools in South Dakota

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

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

#1

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

17 Degrees

#6 in Quality in South Dakota

$7,650 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Technical College the best value school in South Dakota for human development and family studies students. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Southeast Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,650 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

60 Degrees

#2 in Quality in South Dakota

$9,299 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.

South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,299 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, human development majors at South Dakota State accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.

South Dakota State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in South Dakota list.

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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 Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

Human Development & Family Studies Related Majors for Human Development

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

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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