2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public administration and social service was ranked 7th in South Dakota. In fact, 67 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate School

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

17 Graduate Certificates

#2 in Quality in South Dakota

$7,118 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of South Dakota to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in South Dakota. 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota list.

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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 University of the Fraser Valley.

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