by our College Data Analytics TeamIt's not easy to decide which school to attend when you have so many options available. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Doctor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in South Dakota ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard. A school that typically has a high sticker price may actually be very affordable, depending on how much need-based financial aid you receive.
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Our analysis looked at 4 schools in South Dakota to determine which ones have the best value Doctor's Degree programs. To come up with this ranking of the best value schools, we look at factors that are all objective measurements. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
To calculate the value of a school in our Best Doctor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in South Dakota ranking, we first consider its average net price of students from families making $0-$30k a year. The net price is the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that that the student receives. But, a school that excels in providing value for your money must also be a great school overall as well.
To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
Keep scrolling for the top schools in this ranking or select one of the other rankings methods below.
If you know what major you want to study, check out our list of the best value schools by major. If you're interested in other degree levels, you can view one of the lists below.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named South Dakota State University the best value (income $0-$30k) school in South Dakota for students working on their doctor’s degree. This fairly large public school is located in Brookings, South Dakota.
Not only is South Dakota State University a great value, but it is also ranked #2 in South Dakota for overall quality.
A rank of #2 on our Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in South Dakota list means Mount Marty University is a great place for students working on their degree. Mount Marty is located in Yankton, South Dakota and has a small student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Mount Marty University is ranked #1 for quality in the state of South Dakota.
Out of the 4 doctor’s degree schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #3 spot on the list. USD is a medium-sized public school situated in Vermillion, South Dakota.
University of South Dakota has the honor of being ranked #4 in South Dakota for overall quality on top of being a good value.
A rank of #4 on our Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in South Dakota list means National American University - Rapid City is a great place for students working on their degree. Located in Rapid City, South Dakota, the school is a small private for-profit institution.
National American University - Rapid City has the honor of being ranked #3 in South Dakota for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.