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2023 Best Value Cosmetology Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$6,718 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,432 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Cosmetology School for You

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Cosmetology 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 programs offered the best value experiences for cosmetology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Cosmetology Schools in South Dakota

Check out the cosmetology programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in Cosmetology

$6,718 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Area Technical Institute the best value school in South Dakota for cosmetology students. Located in the remote town of Watertown, LATI is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LATI are $6,718 a year. After completing their degree, cosmetology graduates from LATI carry an average student debtload of $12,000.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, LATI is ranked #5 for overall quality for cosmetology in South Dakota.

Full Cosmetology at Lake Area Technical Institute Report

#2

Black Hills Beauty College

Rapid City, SD

Out of the 3 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Black Hills Beauty College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Black Hills Beauty College is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Rapid City.

After completing their degree, cosmetology graduates from Black Hills Beauty College carry an average student debtload of $12,000.

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#2

Stewart School

Sioux Falls, SD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stewart School is a great value for cosmetology students. Stewart School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls.

On average, cosmetology graduates from Stewart School take out $9,500 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $58.

Read full report on Cosmetology at Stewart School

Best Value Cosmetology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Cosmetology Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 23
Kansas 51
Iowa 6

One of 4 majors within the area of study, cosmetology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Cosmetology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts 19,806
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Tiffany Bumgardner.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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