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Considering a degree in Human Services?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Human Services majors who live in South Dakota.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Human Services degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of South Dakota.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northeastern University Professional Programs | 6500 | 53000 | 0.8771 | 2,525 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Northwest Indian College | 10600 | 15500 | 0.3167 | 696 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Grace Christian University | 13300 | 30700 | 0.567 | 891 | 995 | 0.9931 | |
| 4 | Lincoln University | 13400 | 30900 | 0.5655 | 1,545 | 890 | 0.6572 | |
| 5 | University of South Florida | 13800 | 17100 | 0.1928 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 6 | Urshan College | 14700 | 20700 | 0.2897 | 514 | 1040 | 0.8387 | |
| 7 | Northern Illinois University | 14900 | 29300 | 0.4914 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 8 | Lindsey Wilson College | 15800 | 47600 | 0.6674 | 1,738 | 1035 | 0 | |
| 9 | Northeastern University | 15900 | 89900 | 0.8235 | 22,695 | 1490 | 0.0522 | |
| 9 | Stephen F Austin State University | 15900 | 22600 | 0.2961 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 11 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 17100 | 27400 | 0.3757 | 27,082 | 1099 | 0.8459 | |
| 12 | Waynesburg University | 17800 | 45000 | 0.6035 | 1,088 | 1099 | 0.9169 | |
| 13 | University of Mary | 18400 | 32600 | 0.4354 | 2,650 | 1189 | 0.7825 | |
| 14 | East Tennessee State University | 18600 | 26300 | 0.293 | 10,633 | 1124 | 0.8706 | |
| 15 | Quincy University | 18900 | 62900 | 0.7 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 15 | Texas Southern University | 18900 | 42400 | 0.5537 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 17 | Gallaudet University | 19100 | 44200 | 0.5673 | 919 | 875 | 0.6094 | |
| 18 | Arkansas Baptist College | 19200 | 24400 | 0.2131 | 373 | 0 | 0.5774 | |
| 19 | Simpson College | 19500 | 59400 | 0.6719 | 1,140 | 1430 | 0.8888 | |
| 20 | Gordon State College | 20100 | 24900 | 0.1927 | 3,129 | 950 | 0.8678 | |
| 21 | Carson-Newman University | 20900 | 51700 | 0.5956 | 1,606 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 22 | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | 21000 | 57800 | 0.6362 | 1,083 | 1205 | 0.9278 | |
| 23 | Southwestern Christian University | 21100 | 26600 | 0.2066 | 351 | 930 | 0.8034 | |
| 24 | Valley City State University | 21200 | 23800 | 0.1106 | 1,651 | 1055 | 0.9907 | |
| 25 | Wayland Baptist University | 21600 | 37300 | 0.4213 | 2,087 | 925 | 0.5596 | |
| 26 | Anna Maria College | 21800 | 54200 | 0.5983 | 995 | 985 | 0.896 | |
| 27 | Grand View University | 22100 | 52500 | 0.5796 | 1,483 | 1035 | 0.9843 | |
| 28 | University of the Cumberlands | 22200 | 26400 | 0.1568 | 6,091 | 1110 | 0.7139 | |
| 29 | Canisius University | 22500 | 53200 | 0.5767 | 1,724 | 1129 | 0.7224 | |
| 30 | Buena Vista University | 22700 | 59100 | 0.6166 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 31 | Lancaster Bible College Capital Seminary & Graduate School | 22900 | 54400 | 0.5791 | 1,778 | 1115 | 0.9519 | |
| 31 | Upper Iowa University | 22900 | 41700 | 0.4501 | 2,504 | 1045 | 0.9338 | |
| 33 | University of South Dakota | 23100 | 26000 | 0.1109 | 7,619 | 1120 | 0.9878 | |
| 34 | Saint Norbert College | 23300 | 62300 | 0.6261 | 1,970 | 1193 | 0.8574 | |
| 35 | Saint Leo University | 23800 | 50000 | 0.5238 | 7,603 | 1085 | 0.721 | |
| 36 | Bethel University | 23900 | 49200 | 0.5138 | 1,107 | 1029 | 0.9868 | |
| 37 | Malone University | 24000 | 55800 | 0.5699 | 992 | 1075 | 0.7586 | |
| 38 | Calumet College of Saint Joseph | 24100 | 42000 | 0.4259 | 560 | 915 | 0.5728 | |
| 38 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 24100 | 24500 | 0.0163 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 40 | Fontbonne University | 24300 | 50200 | 0.5161 | 650 | 1090 | 0.9503 | |
| 40 | William Woods University | 24300 | 60700 | 0.5998 | 1,097 | 1140 | 0.7449 | |
| 42 | Judson University | 24400 | 49100 | 0.5035 | 793 | 1049 | 0.624 | |
| 42 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24400 | 55200 | 0.5581 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 44 | Meredith College | 24800 | 77200 | 0.6784 | 1,206 | 1237 | 0.7418 | |
| 45 | East Central University | 24900 | 33300 | 0.2524 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 45 | Midland University | 24900 | 63000 | 0.6043 | 1,333 | 1079 | 0.6692 | |
| 47 | Dominican University | 25000 | 55500 | 0.5494 | 2,690 | 1035 | 0.9032 | |
| 48 | Elmira College | 25100 | 50000 | 0.4983 | 745 | 1250 | 0.7696 | |
| 49 | Bellevue University | 25200 | 25700 | 0.0194 | 11,096 | 0 | 0.995 | |
| 50 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 25400 | 25600 | 0.0078 | 11,874 | 1082 | 0.8377 | |
| 50 | Westminster College | 25400 | 53800 | 0.5283 | 593 | 1160 | 0.7758 | |
| 52 | South Dakota State University | 25800 | 28700 | 0.1005 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 53 | Bethel University | 25900 | 35300 | 0.2667 | 2,719 | 1171 | 0.9717 | |
| 53 | California State University-Fullerton | 25900 | 41400 | 0.374 | 38,597 | 0 | 0.9052 | |
| 53 | Doane University | 25900 | 62800 | 0.5877 | 1,323 | 1125 | 0.9801 | |
| 53 | Geneva College | 25900 | 48900 | 0.4694 | 1,147 | 1110 | 0.8035 | |
| 57 | Shorter University | 26200 | 36500 | 0.2829 | 1,322 | 1090 | 0.9693 | |
| 57 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | 26200 | 37400 | 0.2998 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
| 59 | Fitchburg State University | 26300 | 31300 | 0.1598 | 3,027 | 1150 | 0.8693 | |
| 59 | North Central University | 26300 | 43800 | 0.3994 | 865 | 1075 | 0.9082 | |
| 61 | Lenoir-Rhyne University | 26500 | 51100 | 0.4817 | 1,477 | 1075 | 0.8068 | |
| 62 | Earlham College | 26600 | 75800 | 0.6491 | 696 | 1233 | 0.7311 | |
| 63 | Columbia College | 26800 | 41300 | 0.3514 | 876 | 1025 | 0.8878 | |
| 64 | Central Washington University | 27000 | 27200 | 0.0073 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 64 | Kennesaw State University | 27000 | 27000 | 0 | 42,840 | 1120 | 0.6919 | |
| 64 | Warren Wilson College | 27000 | 57000 | 0.5268 | 742 | 1289 | 0.7771 | |
| 67 | University of Arizona | 27100 | 37700 | 0.2815 | 45,025 | 1212 | 0.8614 | |
| 67 | Wingate University | 27100 | 65000 | 0.583 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 69 | University of North Georgia | 27200 | 35500 | 0.2337 | 18,329 | 1100 | 0.6794 | |
| 70 | Troy University | 27500 | 32600 | 0.1564 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 71 | Southern Wesleyan University | 27600 | 43500 | 0.3656 | 887 | 1090 | 1 | |
| 72 | McPherson College | 27800 | 47600 | 0.4163 | 876 | 1065 | 0.7676 | |
| 72 | Touro University | 27800 | 60200 | 0.5381 | 5,098 | 1366 | 0.6196 | |
| 74 | Ottawa University-Ottawa | 27900 | 54800 | 0.4907 | 936 | 980 | 0.8003 | |
| 74 | York College of Pennsylvania | 27900 | 41400 | 0.3262 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 76 | Murray State University | 28000 | 32400 | 0.1355 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 77 | University of North Texas | 28200 | 37400 | 0.2461 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 78 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28800 | 41800 | 0.3106 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 78 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 28800 | 33700 | 0.1452 | 981 | 1140 | 0.7493 | |
| 80 | Chestnut Hill College | 28900 | 74900 | 0.6143 | 972 | 995 | 0.7913 | |
| 81 | Mercy University | 29000 | 44500 | 0.3485 | 6,775 | 1074 | 0.8584 | |
| 82 | Rivier University | 29200 | 57700 | 0.4938 | 1,335 | 1060 | 0.8176 | |
| 83 | New England College | 29600 | 64600 | 0.5421 | 1,032 | 930 | 0.9213 | |
| 84 | Hilbert College | 29800 | 54600 | 0.4546 | 939 | 1103 | 0.98 | |
| 84 | William Penn University | 29800 | 47200 | 0.3681 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 86 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 30300 | 34000 | 0.1087 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 86 | Le Moyne College | 30300 | 53700 | 0.4359 | 2,563 | 1240 | 0.7529 | |
| 88 | Fisher College | 30400 | 60900 | 0.5002 | 1,384 | 961 | 0.7075 | |
| 88 | Syracuse University | 30400 | 83100 | 0.6342 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 90 | Franklin Pierce University | 30500 | 68300 | 0.5534 | 1,058 | 1095 | 0.9083 | |
| 90 | Lander University | 30500 | 37000 | 0.1757 | 3,669 | 1060 | 0.6792 | |
| 92 | Columbia International University | 31900 | 44800 | 0.2877 | 721 | 1079 | 0.9461 | |
| 92 | Missouri Baptist University | 31900 | 53800 | 0.4067 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 94 | Emmanuel College | 32200 | 68300 | 0.5288 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 94 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 32200 | 50000 | 0.3573 | 898 | 1044 | 0.7614 | |
| 96 | University of Bridgeport | 32400 | 60500 | 0.4646 | 1,479 | 1065 | 0.6431 | |
| 96 | University of Scranton | 32400 | 76300 | 0.5751 | 3,613 | 1220 | 0.812 | |
| 98 | Southern New Hampshire University | 32500 | 47600 | 0.3171 | 159,653 | 965 | 0.9612 | |
| 99 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 32600 | 41600 | 0.2166 | 9,302 | 1125 | 0.9735 | |
| 100 | Liberty University | 32700 | 43900 | 0.2551 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 100 | Spring Arbor University | 32700 | 51100 | 0.3596 | 1,091 | 1120 | 0.3733 | |
| 102 | Southeastern University | 32900 | 60500 | 0.4559 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 103 | Anderson University | 33400 | 52400 | 0.3626 | 3,405 | 1209 | 0.5471 | |
| 104 | Hardin-Simmons University | 33700 | 49700 | 0.322 | 1,283 | 1080 | 0.9653 | |
| 105 | Beacon College | 33800 | 75800 | 0.5537 | 531 | 0 | 0.1677 | |
| 105 | Elizabethtown College | 33800 | 54600 | 0.3812 | 1,903 | 1214 | 0.7787 | |
| 105 | George Washington University | 33800 | 81800 | 0.587 | 11,677 | 1421 | 0.4709 | |
| 108 | LeTourneau University | 34100 | 54600 | 0.3754 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 109 | Nova Southeastern University | 34600 | 56300 | 0.3852 | 7,307 | 1165 | 0.7324 | |
| 110 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 35200 | 37600 | 0.0634 | 3,018 | 920 | 0.9386 | |
| 111 | California Baptist University | 35300 | 65200 | 0.4585 | 8,417 | 1069 | 0.8535 | |
| 111 | University of Mount Olive | 35300 | 35300 | 0 | 1,937 | 945 | 0.7775 | |
| 113 | Goldey-Beacom College | 35400 | 38100 | 0.0718 | 702 | 0 | 0.7653 | |
| 114 | Mount Saint Mary College | 36100 | 68400 | 0.4723 | 2,141 | 1090 | 0.8888 | |
| 115 | Ottawa University-Surprise | 36200 | 56500 | 0.3594 | 768 | 980 | 0.3988 | |
| 115 | Seton Hill University | 36200 | 63800 | 0.4323 | 1,597 | 1150 | 0.7579 | |
| 117 | Mercer University | 36400 | 60500 | 0.3984 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 118 | Western Washington University | 36500 | 37900 | 0.0369 | 13,752 | 1218 | 0.9325 | |
| 119 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | 36900 | 45500 | 0.1891 | 4,264 | 1130 | 0.7423 | |
| 120 | Bluefield University | 37200 | 43200 | 0.1389 | 694 | 995 | 0.6272 | |
| 120 | Towson University | 37200 | 45700 | 0.186 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 120 | University of Northern Colorado | 37200 | 38900 | 0.0437 | 6,480 | 1085 | 0.9363 | |
| 123 | Lesley University | 38100 | 54600 | 0.302 | 1,342 | 1140 | 0.9442 | |
| 124 | Queens University of Charlotte | 38200 | 68200 | 0.4396 | 1,225 | 1235 | 0.5651 | |
| 125 | Loyola University Chicago | 39000 | 73500 | 0.4692 | 12,538 | 1303 | 0.816 | |
| 126 | Montreat College | 39100 | 55000 | 0.2889 | 759 | 1055 | 0.6555 | |
| 127 | Ohio Christian University | 40400 | 42300 | 0.0445 | 1,340 | 890 | 0.399 | |
| 128 | Central Christian College of Kansas | 43300 | 45200 | 0.0417 | 437 | 1020 | 0.957 | |
| 129 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | 43700 | 43700 | 0 | 11,554 | 1100 | 0.5516 | |
| 130 | City University of Seattle | 44200 | 45400 | 0.0264 | 1,180 | 0 | 0.9025 | |
| 131 | Lees-McRae College | 44800 | 58700 | 0.2365 | 873 | 1140 | 0.7685 | |
| 132 | University of Delaware | 47200 | 53200 | 0.1127 | 19,119 | 1303 | 0.6356 | |
| 133 | Spelman College | 47700 | 49600 | 0.038 | 2,712 | 1218 | 0.2487 | |
| 134 | University of Oregon | 59500 | 68900 | 0.1362 | 20,622 | 1250 | 0.883 | |
| 135 | Elon University | 65700 | 67300 | 0.0238 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.