2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Public Health Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 38,020 people earned their degree in public health, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,740 and had an average of $35,895 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Dakota, there were 45 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public health. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public health programs that also have a lower cost than 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 public health program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $48-$75k) in South Dakota

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$12,637 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k. This medium-sized school is located in Vermillion, South Dakota, and it awarded 22 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

USD also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health 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 University of South Dakota are $12,637.

Full USD Public Health Report

#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s public health students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Public Health 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.

Read full report on Public Health at South Dakota State

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (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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