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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$7,746 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,435 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, educational administration was ranked 2nd in South Dakota. In fact, 158 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in South Dakota to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota

Check out the education admin master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Educational Administration

Our analysis found Northern State University to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Dakota. NSU is a small public school located in the town of Aberdeen.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NSU are $6,736 per year.

NSU also took the #3 spot in our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota rankings.

Full Educational Administration at Northern State University Report

#2

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

Out of the 4 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Sioux Falls landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Sioux Falls are $7,110 per year.

Full Educational Administration at University of Sioux Falls Report

#3

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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

USD graduate students pay an average of $7,118 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

USD did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

Full Educational Administration at University of South Dakota Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in South Dakota. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at South Dakota State are $9,384 a year.

South Dakota State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

Full Educational Administration at South Dakota State University Report

Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,509
Minnesota 1,314
Iowa 340
Kansas 646
Nebraska 782
North Dakota 136

Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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 Shai-WMIL.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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