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2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$15,568 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,530 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

Health & Physical Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in South Dakota. With 311 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor'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 5 schools in South Dakota to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for phys ed 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for phys ed majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Health & Physical Education

Our analysis found South Dakota State University to be the best value school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in South Dakota. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Dakota State are $9,299 per year.

South Dakota State also made our Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #3.

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Out of the 5 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NSU are $8,845 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, phys ed graduates from NSU carry an average student debtload of $27,424.

NSU also took the #4 spot in our Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota rankings.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Northern State University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Black Hills State University is a great value for health and physical education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Spearfish, BHSU is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BHSU are $8,916 per year. The average amount in student loans that phys ed majors at BHSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,682.

Full Health & Physical Education at Black Hills State University Report

#4

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Sioux Falls. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Sioux Falls are $19,900 a year. Phys Ed majors at University of Sioux Falls take out an average of $23,063 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Health & Physical Education at University of Sioux Falls Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Dakota Wesleyan University is a great value for health and physical education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Dakota Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Mitchell.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dakota Wesleyan University are $30,880 per year.

Full Health & Physical Education at Dakota Wesleyan University Report

Best Value Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,128
Minnesota 1,001
Kansas 663
Iowa 1,377
Nebraska 351
North Dakota 266

Health & Physical Education is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Phys Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Recreation Administration 3,122
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 3,106
Outdoor Education 265
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 174

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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