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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$22,673 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,078 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, communication sciences students earned 72 degrees and certificates from a South Dakota school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for communication sciences 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 Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communication sciences majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Communication Sciences

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Dakota the best value school in South Dakota for communication sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USD are $9,432 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, communication sciences majors at USD accumulate an average of around $22,548 in student debt.

USD did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

Full Communication Sciences at University of South Dakota Report

#2

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Augustana University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Augustana Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Augustana Sioux Falls are $35,914 per year.

Augustana Sioux Falls not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Augustana University

Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 325
Iowa 249
Missouri 598
Nebraska 141
Kansas 241
North Dakota 129

Communication Sciences is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Communication Sciences Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Speech Pathology & Audiology 7,841
General Communication Sciences & Disorders 7,269
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 5,907
Audiology/Audiologist 1,032
Other Communication Disorders Sciences & Services 249

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

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 Ghozt Tramp.

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