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Best Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

2023 Best Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

5 Schools Ranked

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. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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Top Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

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#1

Mount Marty University

Yankton, South Dakota
31 Total Awards
$14,264 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Mount Marty University the best school in South Dakota for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Yankton, South Dakota, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 31 doctor’s degree awards in .

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Mount Marty. During the 2022-2023 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
116 Total Awards
$9,384 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means South Dakota State University is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. South Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 116 doctor’s degrees in .

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since South Dakota State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 44% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.

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#4

Dakota State University

Madison, South Dakota
11 Total Awards
$6,731 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. This small public school is located in Madison, South Dakota, and it awarded 11 doctor’s degrees in .

One thing to take note of is that Dakota State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2022-2023 about 93% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota
262 Total Awards
$7,118 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. University of South Dakota is a medium-sized public school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 262 doctor’s degrees in .

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since USD does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2022-2023 about 55% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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