2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree School for You

Design & Applied Arts is the #51 most popular major in South Dakota with 57 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree School

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

3 Associate Degrees

$9,432 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of South Dakota to be the best value school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in South Dakota. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USD are $9,432 per year.

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Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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).

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