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2027 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in South Dakota

[Family, Consumer & Human Sciences](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for family, consumer & human sciences students.

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• Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in South Dakota

2027 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in South Dakota

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the family, consumer & human sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools

1

Southeast Technical Institute
Sioux Falls, SD

$7,650 In-State Tuition & Fees

$18,442 Avg Student Debt

$46,709 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in family, consumer & human sciences, no school beat Southeast Technical Institute this year. Located in the city of Sioux Falls, Southeast Technical Institute is a mid-sized public university. In-state tuition and fees average $7,650. Family, Consumer & Human Sciences graduates carry a median of $18,442 in student loans. Early-career family, consumer & human sciences graduates make about $48,654. That is a strong return on a $18,442 median debt.

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

$9,299 In-State Tuition & Fees

$24,417 Avg Student Debt

$55,070 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in family, consumer & human sciences will find it at South Dakota State University, which ranked #2. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State University is a large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $9,299, with out-of-state students paying around $12,809. Students borrow a median of $24,417 to complete the family, consumer & human sciences program here. Soon after graduation, family, consumer & human sciences degree recipients from South Dakota State University generally make around $37,451. That is a strong return on a $24,417 median debt. The acceptance rate is 98%.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.