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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,251 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,624 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, social sciences students earned 262 degrees and certificates from a South Dakota school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for social sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Social Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the best value school in South Dakota for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at South Dakota State are $9,384 a year.

South Dakota State also took the #3 spot in our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota rankings.

Full Social Sciences at South Dakota State University Report

#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Out of the 2 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the # 2 spot on the list. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USD are $7,118 per year.

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

Full Social Sciences at University of South Dakota Report

Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,073
Minnesota 2,741
Iowa 1,455
Missouri 2,156
Nebraska 833
North Dakota 194

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415
Criminology 11,039
Geography & Cartography 8,526
Other Social Sciences 2,414
Urban Studies 1,507
Sociology & Anthropology 541
Archeology 339
Demography & Population Studies 88

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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