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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Community Organization & Advocacy (Income $30-$48k) in South Dakota

1 Ranked Colleges
1 Degrees Awarded
$14,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Community Organization Schools for an Associate in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,114 people earned their degree in community organization and advocacy, making the major the 172nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, community organization and advocacy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,697 and had an average of $25,006 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Dakota, there were 31 community organization and advocacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,000 and $27,000 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1 community organization and advocacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality community organization and advocacy 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 community organization and advocacy program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Community Organization & Advocacy (Income $30-$48k) in South Dakota

#1

Black Hills State University

Spearfish, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Black Hills State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Spearfish, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s community organization students in 2019-2020.

BHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. The yearly cost to attend BHSU is $14,206 for South Dakota Associate Degree Community Organization students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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