2025 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

a bachelor's degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #14 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 129 bachelor's degrees in liberal arts / sciences & humanities to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to liberal arts / sciences & humanities students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of liberal arts / sciences & humanities students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt liberal arts / sciences & humanities students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized liberal arts / sciences & humanities related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for liberal arts / sciences & humanities students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in South Dakota

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities.

Top South Dakota Schools for a Bachelor's in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

1

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities needs to look into South Dakota State University. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts / sciences & humanities from South Dakota State University

2

University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Annual Graduates

University of South Dakota is a good choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities. USD is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Vermillion.More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts / sciences & humanities from University of South Dakota

Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	35	1,287
Kansas	33	596
Minnesota	33	78
Iowa	32	476
Nebraska	31	443
North Dakota	30	175

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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies	129

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	233
Communication & Journalism	148
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	86
English Language & Literature	85
History	67
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	53
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	21
Theology & Religious Vocations	17
Philosophy & Religious Studies	14

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803). More about our data sources and methodologies.