2023 Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 45 degrees and certificates were awarded to public health students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #62 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public health 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 Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public health majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Health

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

14 Master's Degrees

#5 in Quality in South Dakota

$7,118 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Dakota the best value school in South Dakota for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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 Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota rankings.

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#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

11 Master's Degrees

#4 in Quality in South Dakota

$9,384 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 remote town of Brookings.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at South Dakota State are $9,384 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 #4 for overall quality for public health in South Dakota.

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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 Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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