2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling in South Dakota (With Aid)

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 Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,308 people earned their degree in marriage and family therapy/counseling, making the major the 203rd most popular in the United States.

Across South Dakota, there were 4 marriage and family therapy/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 marriage and family therapy/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent marriage and family therapy/counseling programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the marriage and family therapy/counseling program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling in South Dakota (With Aid)

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s marriage and family therapy/counseling degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full South Dakota State Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling in the Plains States Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling (With Aid)

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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