2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biology Studies in South Dakota (With Aid)

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In 2019-2020, 91,804 biology studies students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country.

Across South Dakota, there were 218 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biology studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biology studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biology studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biology Studies in South Dakota (With Aid)

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological sciences degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743.

Read full report on Biology Studies at South Dakota State University

#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota

$12,637 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s biological sciences students in 2019-2020.

USD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Biology Studies Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Dakota are $12,637.

Full University of South Dakota Biology Studies Report

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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