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2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in South Dakota

4 Colleges
$38,858 Avg Salary
$20,104 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in South Dakota to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges.

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Dakota the most popular online school in South Dakota for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Black Hills State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in South Dakota list. BHSU is a small public school located in the town of Spearfish.

After completing their degree, liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates from BHSU carry an average student debtload of $17,500.

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#3

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

The excellent online programs at Dakota State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in South Dakota. Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern State University is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students pursuing an online degree. NSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Aberdeen.

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

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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 averages are for the top 4 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 Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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