2022 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 169,876 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, biological and biomedical sciences is the 9th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, biological and biomedical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,082 and had an average of $24,534 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Dakota, there were 450 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in biological and biomedical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biological and biomedical sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biological and biomedical sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for south dakota doctor’s degree biological & biomedical sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in South Dakota

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$12,637 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k list. Vermillion, South Dakota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USD, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $12,637, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income $48-$75k)

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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