2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in South Dakota

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Social Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 205,726 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Dakota, there were 344 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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The social sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for south dakota doctor’s degree social sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Sciences at South Dakota State University

#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$12,637 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k. USD is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 2 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USD, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Dakota are $12,637, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Sciences at University of South Dakota

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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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