by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a degree. College Factual has developed its Best Doctor's Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in South Dakota ranking as one thing you can use to help make this decision. Due to the amount of income-based financial aid available, many 'high-priced' schools are more affordable than you think.
In This Year's Value Report:
We analyzed 4 schools across South Dakota to determine which have the best value Doctor's Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. More specifically, the following explains what we consider and why.
When determining the value of a school in our Best Doctor's Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in South Dakota ranking, we first look at its average net price, which is defined as the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that the student receives. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a good education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
To learn more, visit our best value ranking methodology page.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
South Dakota State University tops this year’s ranking as the best value (with aid) school for doctor’s degrees in South Dakota for overall quality. South Dakota State is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, South Dakota State University is ranked #2 for quality in the state of South Dakota.
A rank of #2 on our Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in South Dakota list means Mount Marty University is a great place for students working on their degree. Mount Marty University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Yankton, South Dakota.
Mount Marty University has the honor of being ranked #1 in South Dakota for overall quality on top of being a good value.
The quality degree programs at National American University - Rapid City helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in South Dakota. National American University - Rapid City is a private for-profit institution located in Rapid City, South Dakota.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, National American University - Rapid City is ranked #3 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 #4 spot on the list. USD is a public institution 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 4 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.