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2023 Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$8,251 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,565 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 71 degrees and certificates from a South Dakota school, making the subject the 6th 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for psychology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota

Check out the psychology 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 Psychology

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

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

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, USD is ranked #5 for overall quality for psychology in South Dakota.

Read full report on Psychology at University of South Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.

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

South Dakota State also took the #4 spot in our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota rankings.

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Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 375
Missouri 518
Minnesota 3,279
Iowa 89
North Dakota 79
Nebraska 179

Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
General Psychology 8,051
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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