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

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Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 183,889 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,496 and had an average of $36,227 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Dakota, there were 296 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 58 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology 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 psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

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

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also took the #0 spot in our “Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Psychology at South Dakota State University

#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$12,637 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, this medium-sized public school awarded 31 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

USD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Dakota are $12,637, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Psychology at University of South Dakota

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k)

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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