2023 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Online 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. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in South Dakota to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#2

Dakota State University

Madison, South Dakota

14 Total Awards

$6,731 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Dakota State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in South Dakota. Located in Madison, South Dakota, the small public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 21% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 96% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Dakota State University Report

#3

Institute of Lutheran Theology

Brookings, South Dakota

2 Total Awards

$8,028 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Institute of Lutheran Theology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, the popular private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Full Institute of Lutheran Theology Report

#3

Sioux Falls Seminary

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

2 Total Awards

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Sioux Falls Seminary helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in South Dakota. Sioux Falls Seminary is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that handed out 2 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.

If you are interested in distance education, North American Baptist Seminary is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

Full Sioux Falls Seminary Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

References

• 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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