Ranked #5 in popularity, general studies is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Studies Schools in South Dakota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 279 degrees in general studies annually.
Your choice of general studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Studies Schools in South Dakota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Any student who is interested in general studies needs to take a look at South Dakota State University. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #425 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means South Dakota State is a great university overall.
There were about 93 general studies students who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat University of South Dakota if you want to pursue a degree in general studies. USD is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Vermillion. This university ranks 7th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were approximately 74 general studies students who graduated with this degree at USD in the most recent data year.
Dakota State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general studies. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 6th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were roughly 36 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Dakota State in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
Your choice of general studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
