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2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in South Dakota

4 Colleges
$32,464 Avg Salary
$26,738 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Psychology 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 Most Popular Psychology Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a .

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Dakota the most popular school in South Dakota for psychology students. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in South Dakota. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

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#3

Sioux Falls Seminary

Sioux Falls, SD

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Sioux Falls Seminary is a great place for psychology students. North American Baptist Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls.

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#4

Sinte Gleska University

Mission, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sinte Gleska University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in South Dakota list. Sinte Gleska University is a fairly small public school located in the remote area of Mission.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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 Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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