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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$8,475 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,262 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree School for You

With 162 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, family, consumer and human sciences is the #16 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. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 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 family, consumer and human sciences 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.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

#1

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Technical College the best value school in South Dakota for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their associate degree. 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.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

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

South Dakota State also took the #1 spot in our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota rankings.

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 305
Minnesota 408
Iowa 435
Missouri 584
Nebraska 513
North Dakota 239

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 42,112
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
Housing 302
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) 158

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
History 32,731

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 National Cancer Institute.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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