Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota

2 Colleges
$53,732 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences Master's Degree School for You

Social Sciences is the #16 most popular major in South Dakota with 29 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

Check out the social sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Dakota.

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the most popular school in South Dakota for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.

Of the 21 students majoring in social sciences at South Dakota State, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Read full report on Social Sciences at South Dakota State University

#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Social Sciences at University of South Dakota Report

Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 96
Missouri 312
Minnesota 235
Iowa 73
North Dakota 31
Nebraska 224

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446
Criminology 936
General Social Sciences 745
Other Social Sciences 532
Urban Studies 432
Archeology 66
Demography & Population Studies 66

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.