2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts 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.

The Best Value Design & Applied Arts 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 programs for design 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 Design & Applied Arts Schools in South Dakota

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

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in Design & Applied Arts

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

3 Degrees

#8 in Quality in South Dakota

$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 degree in South Dakota. USD is a moderately-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.

Full Design & Applied Arts at University of South Dakota Report

#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

48 Degrees

#2 in Quality in South Dakota

$9,299 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Dakota State University is a great value for design and applied arts students. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.

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

South Dakota State also took the #2 spot in our Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in South Dakota rankings.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at South Dakota State University

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Majors Related to Design

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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