2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota” 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.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social sciences programs, but they also cost less that 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in South Dakota

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota 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 doctorate’s social sciences degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’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.

Full South Dakota State Social Sciences Report

#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota

#2 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 Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota list. University of South Dakota is a medium-sized public school situated in Vermillion, South Dakota. It awarded 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of South Dakota Social Sciences 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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