2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree School for You

Mental & Social Health Services is the #18 most popular major in South Dakota with 145 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master'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 3 schools in South Dakota to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for mental health services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota

Check out the mental health services master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

72 Master's Degrees

#5 in Quality in South Dakota

$7,118 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of South Dakota to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Dakota. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

USD graduate students pay an average of $7,118 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

USD also took the #5 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota rankings.

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#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

3 Master's Degrees

#4 in Quality in South Dakota

$9,384 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

South Dakota State graduate students pay an average of $9,384 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

South Dakota State also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at South Dakota State University

#3

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

10 Master's Degrees

#2 in Quality in South Dakota

$36,696 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Augustana University is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Augustana Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls.

Augustana Sioux Falls graduate students pay an average of $36,696 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Augustana Sioux Falls also took the #2 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota rankings.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Augustana University Report

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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