by our College Data Analytics TeamIt's not easy to decide which school to attend when you have so many options available. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Doctor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in South Dakota ranking is part of that endeavor. The amount of financial aid you could receive at various schools, including some with high sticker prices, may surprise you.
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After analyzing 3 schools in South Dakota, we came up with our list of those that offered 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. In the next few paragraphs, we'll talk a little about what we use in our analysis and why.
To calculate the value of a school in our Best Doctor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in South Dakota ranking, we first consider its average net price of students from families making $48-$75k 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 account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Find out more about our best value ranking methodology.
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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:
Mount Marty University tops this year’s ranking as the best value (income $48-$75k) school for doctor’s degrees in South Dakota for overall quality. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Yankton, South Dakota.
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 3 doctor’s degree schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and has a fairly large student population. It is a public school.
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 #3 on our Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in South Dakota list means University of South Dakota is a great place for students working on their degree. This medium-sized public school is located in Vermillion, South Dakota.
Not only is University of South Dakota a great value, but it is also ranked #4 in South Dakota for overall quality.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.