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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$7,118 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,084 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, law was ranked 10th in South Dakota. In fact, 62 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Law Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

Best Law Doctor's Degree School

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Our analysis found University of South Dakota to be the best value school for law students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in South Dakota. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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

Read full report on Law at University of South Dakota

Best Value Law Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Law Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 619
Minnesota 693
Iowa 237
Kansas 198
Nebraska 216
North Dakota 56

One of 4 majors within the area of study, law has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Law

Related Major Annual Graduates
Legal Research 6,659
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 444

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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