by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in South Dakota” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 11,922 people earned their degree in fine arts, making the major the 66th most popular in the United States.
Across South Dakota, there were 19 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,663 and $32,117 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in South Dakota” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in fine arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in fine arts.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in South Dakota” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for south dakota bachelor’s degree fine arts students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Black Hills State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Black Hills State University is a public institution located in Spearfish, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Augustana University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in South Dakota. Augustana Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in South Dakota. Northern State University is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in South Dakota list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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