2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota
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The Best Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota
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Our analysis found Mount Marty University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Dakota.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Mount Marty. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 8 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Augustana University landed the # 2 spot on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Augustana Sioux Falls does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern State University is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at NSU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 8 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 4 spot on the list.
South Dakota State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 45% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of South Dakota is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at USD. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 58% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Dakota State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Dakota State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Sioux Falls did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at University of Sioux Falls. During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Black Hills State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at BHSU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 86% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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