2023 Best Value Law Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Law 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Law Schools in South Dakota ranking.

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 Colleges.

Best Law School

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

62 Degrees

#6 in Quality in South Dakota

$9,432 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Dakota the best value school in South Dakota for law students. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

USD undergraduate students pay an average of $9,432 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Majors Related to Law

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

Majors Similar to Law

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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