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2023 Best Value General Psychology Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$11,887 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,645 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology School for You

In 2020-2021, general psychology students earned 272 degrees and certificates from a South Dakota school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Best Value General Psychology Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value programs for psychology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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

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

2023 Best Value General Psychology Schools in South Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for psychology majors pursuing a .

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in General Psychology

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD
$9,432 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Dakota the best value school in South Dakota for general psychology students. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USD are $9,432 a year. The average amount in student loans that psychology majors at USD take out is $24,611. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $140, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of South Dakota

$9,299 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the 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. After completing their degree, psychology graduates from South Dakota State carry an average student debtload of $26,487.

South Dakota State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best General Psychology Schools in South Dakota list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Black Hills State University is a great value for general psychology students. BHSU is a small public school located in the distant town of Spearfish.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BHSU are $8,916 per year. On average, psychology graduates from BHSU take out $30,219 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full General Psychology at Black Hills State University Report

#4

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD
$19,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Sioux Falls landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls.

University of Sioux Falls undergraduate students pay an average of $19,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, psychology graduates from University of Sioux Falls carry an average student debtload of $25,375.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of Sioux Falls

Best Value General Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2,009
Minnesota 3,142
Kansas 1,006
Iowa 1,272
Nebraska 664
North Dakota 298

One of 3 majors within the area of study, general psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

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 BruceBlaus.

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