2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics 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 has developed its “Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 31,080 people earned their degree in mathematics, making the major the 32nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, mathematics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,066 and had an average of $21,378 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Dakota, there were 56 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $19,750 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mathematics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mathematics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The math school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for south dakota master’s degree math students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics 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 Math 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. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 5 masters’s math degrees in 2019-2020.

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

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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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