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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$9,299 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,858 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities School for You

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is the #12 most popular major in South Dakota with 222 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in South Dakota ranking.

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. 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.

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

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges.

Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities School

$9,299 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the best value school in South Dakota for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,299 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at South Dakota State take out is $21,406.

South Dakota State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in South Dakota list.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 6,339
Minnesota 6,264
Iowa 5,966
Missouri 8,280
Nebraska 1,612
North Dakota 953

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 556,813

Majors Similar to Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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 Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

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