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2023 Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in South Dakota
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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.
The Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Dakota to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota
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Our 2023 rankings named National American University - Rapid City the most popular school in South Dakota for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Rapid City, South Dakota, the small private for-profit school handed out 153 bachelor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.
National American University - Rapid City does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $16,065. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $27,720 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 48% were women.
National American University - Rapid City is primarily an online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Dakota State University is a great place for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. Madison, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 353 students in 2021-2022.
Students from South Dakota who attend Dakota State full time pay an average of $9,633 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $12,735. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $23,873 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 32% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 72% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Presentation College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in South Dakota list. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and it awarded 128 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Presentation College does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $22,765. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $27,837 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 69% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 3 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.