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2023 Best Value General Education Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$27,907 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,320 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education School for You

General Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in South Dakota. With 88 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Education Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Education Schools in South Dakota

Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in General Education

#1

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD
$19,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Sioux Falls the best value school in South Dakota for general education students. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls.

University of Sioux Falls undergraduate students pay an average of $19,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Sioux Falls also took the #5 spot in our Best General Education Schools in South Dakota rankings.

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#2

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD
$35,914 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augustana University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Schools in South Dakota list. Augustana Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux Falls.

Augustana Sioux Falls undergraduate students pay an average of $35,914 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Augustana Sioux Falls also took the #1 spot in our Best General Education Schools in South Dakota rankings.

Full General Education at Augustana University Report

Best Value General Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 493
Kansas 373
Minnesota 2,028
Iowa 226
North Dakota 24
Nebraska 59

General Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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