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2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for trade school students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Trade Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota
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Our analysis found Dakota State University to be the best value school for trade school students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in South Dakota. Dakota State is a public institution located in Madison, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 353 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Dakota State are $12,735 a year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $23,873 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Dakota State does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2020-2021 year, about 72% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Dakota State also made our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #1.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, the fairly large public school awarded 2,023 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,809 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,083 in student loans.
Online courses are available at South Dakota State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2020-2021 about 50% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, South Dakota State is ranked #3 for overall quality in South Dakota.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of South Dakota is a great place for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,293 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
USD undergraduate students pay an average of $12,942 in tuition and fees each year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $23,673 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online courses are available at USD, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2020-2021 about 58% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
USD not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in South Dakota list.
Out of the 6 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s value ranking, National American University - Rapid City landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Rapid City, South Dakota, the small private for-profit school awarded 153 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at National American University - Rapid City are $16,065 per year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $27,720 in student loans.
If you are interested in distance education, National American University - Rapid City is an excellent choice, since the school is online.
National American University - Rapid City not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in South Dakota list.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Sioux Falls is a great place for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 434 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Sioux Falls are $20,290 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $22,347 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at University of Sioux Falls. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 53% took at least some of their classes online.
Mount Marty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. Mount Marty is located in Yankton, South Dakota and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 118 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Mount Marty are $31,500 a year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,437 in student loans.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Mount Marty does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 32% took at least some of their classes online.
Mount Marty did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in South Dakota list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 6 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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