2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s 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 Physics Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 14,123 people earned their degree in physics, making the major the 67th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,475 and had an average of $22,421 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Dakota, there were 26 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $0-$30k) in South Dakota

#1

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$19,250 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k list. SD Mines is a public institution located in Rapid City, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SD Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SD Mines are $19,250, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SD Mines Physics Report

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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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