2023 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Online Doctor'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 4 schools in South Dakota to see which ones had the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#2

Dakota State University

Madison, South Dakota

14 Total Awards

$6,731 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Dakota State University is a small public school located in Madison, South Dakota that handed out 14 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 21% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Institute of Lutheran Theology

Brookings, South Dakota

2 Total Awards

$8,028 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Institute of Lutheran Theology landed the # 3 spot on the list. This popular private not-for-profit school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 2 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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#3

Sioux Falls Seminary

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

2 Total Awards

Out of the 4 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Sioux Falls Seminary landed the # 3 spot on the list. North American Baptist Seminary is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It awarded 2 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.

Since the graduate programs at North American Baptist Seminary are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

References

• 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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