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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$12,988 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design School for You

Instructional Media Design is one of the most popular subjects to study in South Dakota. With 21 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching 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 to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Dakota to see which programs offered the best value experiences for instructional media students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in South Dakota

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

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in Instructional Media Design

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, SD
$9,633 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Dakota State University to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dakota State are $9,633 per year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Dakota State University Report

#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD
$9,432 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

USD undergraduate students pay an average of $9,432 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

USD did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Instructional Media Design Schools in South Dakota list.

Full Instructional Media Design at University of South Dakota Report

#3

University of Sioux Falls

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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Sioux Falls is a great value for instructional media design students. Located in the city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Sioux Falls are $19,900 a year.

University of Sioux Falls also took the #5 spot in our Best Instructional Media Design Schools in South Dakota rankings.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at University of Sioux Falls

Best Value Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 208
Kansas 130
Minnesota 248
Iowa 11
North Dakota 10
Nebraska 11

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, instructional media design has other similar majors worth exploring.

Instructional Media Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Educational/Instructional Technology 8,695

Majors Similar to Instructional Media

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Antanana.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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