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2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in South Dakota

2 Colleges
$30,779 Avg Salary
$25,625 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 22 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and media studies students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in South Dakota

Check out the communications programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top South Dakota Schools in Communication & Media Studies

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the best school in South Dakota for communication and media studies students. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.

Full Communication & Media Studies at South Dakota State University Report

#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 73
Minnesota 70
Iowa 53
Kansas 40
Nebraska 12
North Dakota 11

One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and media studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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