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Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for business students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
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When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Business Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota
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Our analysis found University of South Dakota to be the best value school for business students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Dakota. Vermillion, South Dakota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 114 students in 2020-2021.
USD graduate students pay an average of $12,768 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at USD. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 58% took at least some of their classes online.
USD not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our list.
Out of the 9 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s value ranking, Dakota State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Madison, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Dakota State are $11,931 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Dakota State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Dakota State also took the #4 spot in our rankings.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Sioux Falls helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business schools in South Dakota. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It awarded 81 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Sioux Falls are $7,110 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at University of Sioux Falls, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Sioux Falls not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our list.
Out of the 9 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s value ranking, Northern State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Aberdeen, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
NSU graduate students pay an average of $11,936 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that NSU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means South Dakota State University is a great place for business students working on their master’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at South Dakota State are $16,917 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at South Dakota State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 45% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
South Dakota State also made our list, coming in at #3.
Black Hills State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. BHSU is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 master’s degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BHSU are $15,849 a year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at BHSU. In fact, around 86% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, Dakota Wesleyan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their master’s degree. Dakota Wesleyan University is located in Mitchell, South Dakota and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Dakota Wesleyan University are $15,300 per year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Dakota Wesleyan University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 31% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
National American University - Rapid City landed the #8 spot in the rankings for the best value master’s degree business programs. National American University - Rapid City is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 95 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at National American University - Rapid City are $15,450 per year.
Since the graduate programs at National American University - Rapid City are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
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Augustana University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the ranking. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Augustana Sioux Falls are $36,696 a year.
Augustana Sioux Falls does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Augustana Sioux Falls also took the #1 spot in our rankings.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 9 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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