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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 Schools in South Dakota
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Our rankings named Southeast Technical College the best value school in South Dakota for business students working on their degree. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the small public school awarded 180 diplomas to qualifed students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Tech are $7,650 per year. Degree recipients from the school accumulate an average of $20,379 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.After graduating from Southeast Tech, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $39,912 during the early years of their career.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Southeast Tech is ranked #1 for overall quality in South Dakota.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell Technical College. It ranked #2 on our list. Mitchell Technical College is a small public school located in Mitchell, South Dakota that handed out 88 degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Mitchell Tech are $7,524 a year. On average, students take out $14,782 in loans while pursuing their degree. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $156, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, Mitchell Tech graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $40,678 during the early year of their career.
Mitchell Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our list.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern State University is a great place for business students who want to get the most value for their educational dollar. Located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, the small public school handed out 76 degrees in 2020-2021.
NSU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,947 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $28,374 in student loans. During the early years of their career, NSU graduates make an average of $38,422 annually.
NSU also made our list, coming in at #5.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, the fairly large public school handed out 236 degrees in 2020-2021.
South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,809 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,048 in student loans. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $173 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, South Dakota State graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $45,741 during the early year of their career.
South Dakota State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #5 on our list. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, the medium-sized public school awarded 364 diplomas to qualifed students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USD are $12,942 per year. By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $26,040 in student loans. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $156. During the early years of their career, USD graduates make an average of $48,161 annually.
Black Hills State University ranked #6 on this year’s list. BHSU is a public institution located in Spearfish, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 146 degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at BHSU are $12,018 a year. By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,854 in student loans. Once they receive their degree, BHSU graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $34,476 during the early year of their career.
University of Sioux Falls landed the #7 spot in the rankings for the best value business programs. University of Sioux Falls is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 162 degrees to qualified students.
University of Sioux Falls undergraduate students pay an average of $19,900 in tuition and fees each year. On average, students take out $24,830 in loans while pursuing their degree. Once they receive their degree, University of Sioux Falls graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $40,299 during the early year of their career.
National American University - Rapid City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students. It came in at #8 on the list. National American University - Rapid City is a small private for-profit school located in Rapid City, South Dakota that handed out 236 degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at National American University - Rapid City are $15,660 a year. Degree recipients from the school accumulate an average of $36,653 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Once they receive their degree, National American University - Rapid City graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $42,187 during the early year of their career.
Dakota Wesleyan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students. It came in at #9 on the list. Dakota Wesleyan University is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Mitchell, South Dakota that handed out 69 degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dakota Wesleyan University are $30,880 per year. On average, students take out $30,274 in loans while pursuing their degree. During the early years of their career, Dakota Wesleyan University graduates make an average of $50,275 annually.
Augustana University landed the #10 spot in the rankings for the best value business programs. Augustana Sioux Falls is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 88 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Augustana Sioux Falls are $35,914 a year. Degree recipients from the school accumulate an average of $26,115 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.After graduating from Augustana Sioux Falls, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $40,631 during the early years of their career.
Augustana Sioux Falls not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 10 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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