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2022 Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
11 Degrees Awarded
$14,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 255 people earned their degree in outdoor education, making the major the 314th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, outdoor education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Dakota, there were 11 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great outdoor education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the outdoor education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Outdoor Education (Income $0-$30k) in South Dakota

#1

Black Hills State University

Spearfish, South Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Black Hills State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Spearfish, South Dakota, and it awarded 11 ’s outdoor ed degrees in 2019-2020.

BHSU also made our “Best Outdoor Education Schools in South Dakota” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $14,142 for south dakota outdoor ed students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Black Hills State University.

Full BHSU Outdoor Education 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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