2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 2nd in South Dakota. In fact, 453 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Education Doctor's Degree School

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

23 Doctor's Degrees

#5 in Quality in South Dakota

$7,118 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Dakota the best value school in South Dakota for education students working on their doctor’s degree. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USD are $7,118 a year.

USD also made our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on Education at University of South Dakota

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Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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 Horadrim.

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