2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k) in South Dakota

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With 205,726 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social sciences is the 5th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Dakota, there were 344 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 22 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k) in South Dakota

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 21 students 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 Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota

$12,637 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making Over $110k list. Vermillion, South Dakota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

USD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $12,637, 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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