2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Sociology School for You

In 2020-2021, 8 degrees and certificates were awarded to sociology students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #56 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Sociology Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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 Sociology Colleges.

Best Sociology School

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

8 Degrees

#3 in Quality in South Dakota

$9,299 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found South Dakota State University to be the best value school for sociology students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Dakota State are $9,299 per year.

South Dakota State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Sociology 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).
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