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2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k

2 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$14,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master's in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 38,020 people earned their degree in public health, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,740 and had an average of $35,895 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Dakota, there were 45 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public health programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public health program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $75-$110k) in South Dakota

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, this medium-sized public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified masters’s public health students in 2019-2020.

USD also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $12,637, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Health at University of South Dakota

#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public health degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our south dakota master’s degree public health students whose families make $75-$110k list, South Dakota State has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full South Dakota State University Public Health Report

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.

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