2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in South Dakota (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Fine Arts is the 67th most popular major in the country with 12,032 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across South Dakota, there were 12 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in fine arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fine arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine arts 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 fine arts 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 Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for south dakota bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in South Dakota (With Aid)

#1

Northern State University

Aberdeen, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$15,851 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern State University landed the #1 spot on the list. NSU is a public institution located in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking. It costs about $15,851 for South Dakota Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid per year to attend NSU.

Read full report on Fine Arts at NSU

#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$19,252 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking. It costs about $19,252 for South Dakota Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid per year to attend South Dakota State.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Fine Arts at South Dakota State University

#3

Black Hills State University

Spearfish, South Dakota

#3 in overall quality

$16,641 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Black Hills State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid list. BHSU is a small school located in Spearfish, South Dakota that handed out 2 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

BHSU also made our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Black Hills State University is $16,641 for South Dakota Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

Read more about Fine Arts at Black Hills State University

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• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (With Aid)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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