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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 | 6300 | 53000 | 0.8808 | 2,525 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | 8000 | 36700 | 0.7828 | 11,554 | 1100 | 0.5516 | |
| 3 | Northwest Indian College | 10600 | 15500 | 0.3167 | 696 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | 12600 | 24000 | 0.4749 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
| 5 | Gordon State College | 13300 | 16700 | 0.2037 | 3,129 | 950 | 0.8678 | |
| 5 | Grace Christian University | 13300 | 30700 | 0.567 | 891 | 995 | 0.9931 | |
| 7 | University of Delaware | 13600 | 32500 | 0.5809 | 19,119 | 1303 | 0.6356 | |
| 8 | Lincoln University | 13900 | 30900 | 0.5494 | 1,545 | 890 | 0.6572 | |
| 8 | Western Washington University | 13900 | 31600 | 0.5606 | 13,752 | 1218 | 0.9325 | |
| 10 | East Central University | 14400 | 18500 | 0.2219 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 11 | Urshan College | 14700 | 20700 | 0.2897 | 514 | 1040 | 0.8387 | |
| 12 | Northern Illinois University | 14900 | 29300 | 0.4912 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 13 | Murray State University | 15100 | 27000 | 0.4415 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 14 | University of North Texas | 15400 | 25400 | 0.3943 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 15 | University of Arizona | 15700 | 30900 | 0.4927 | 45,025 | 1212 | 0.8614 | |
| 16 | Lindsey Wilson College | 15800 | 47600 | 0.6674 | 1,738 | 1035 | 0 | |
| 17 | Troy University | 15900 | 26700 | 0.4044 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 18 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 16600 | 30700 | 0.4596 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 19 | Central Washington University | 17200 | 22700 | 0.242 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 20 | Northeastern University | 17400 | 89900 | 0.8068 | 22,695 | 1490 | 0.0522 | |
| 21 | Waynesburg University | 17900 | 45000 | 0.603 | 1,088 | 1099 | 0.9169 | |
| 22 | University of Mary | 18400 | 32600 | 0.4349 | 2,650 | 1189 | 0.7825 | |
| 23 | Quincy University | 18900 | 62900 | 0.7 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 23 | Texas Southern University | 18900 | 42400 | 0.5537 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 25 | Arkansas Baptist College | 19000 | 24400 | 0.2213 | 373 | 0 | 0.5774 | |
| 26 | University of Northern Colorado | 19100 | 30500 | 0.3738 | 6,480 | 1085 | 0.9363 | |
| 27 | Gallaudet University | 19200 | 44200 | 0.565 | 919 | 875 | 0.6094 | |
| 28 | Simpson College | 19300 | 59400 | 0.6752 | 1,140 | 1430 | 0.8888 | |
| 29 | South Dakota State University | 20600 | 25200 | 0.1814 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 30 | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | 20800 | 57800 | 0.6395 | 1,083 | 1193 | 0.9278 | |
| 30 | Wayland Baptist University | 20800 | 37300 | 0.4428 | 2,087 | 925 | 0.5596 | |
| 32 | Carson-Newman University | 20900 | 51700 | 0.5956 | 1,606 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 33 | Valley City State University | 21000 | 23800 | 0.1186 | 1,651 | 1055 | 0.9907 | |
| 34 | Southwestern Christian University | 21100 | 26600 | 0.2066 | 351 | 930 | 0.8034 | |
| 35 | Anna Maria College | 21800 | 54200 | 0.5983 | 995 | 985 | 0.896 | |
| 36 | University of the Cumberlands | 22000 | 26400 | 0.164 | 6,091 | 1110 | 0.7139 | |
| 37 | Grand View University | 22100 | 52500 | 0.5791 | 1,483 | 1035 | 0.9843 | |
| 38 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6188 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 38 | Canisius University | 22500 | 53200 | 0.5767 | 1,724 | 1129 | 0.7224 | |
| 40 | Lancaster Bible College Capital Seminary & Graduate School | 22900 | 54400 | 0.5791 | 1,778 | 1115 | 0.9519 | |
| 40 | University of South Dakota | 22900 | 26000 | 0.1182 | 7,619 | 1120 | 0.9878 | |
| 40 | Upper Iowa University | 22900 | 41700 | 0.4497 | 2,504 | 1045 | 0.9338 | |
| 43 | Saint Norbert College | 23300 | 62300 | 0.6261 | 1,970 | 1193 | 0.8574 | |
| 44 | Syracuse University | 23600 | 83100 | 0.716 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 45 | Bethel University | 23900 | 49200 | 0.5136 | 1,107 | 1029 | 0.9868 | |
| 45 | Saint Leo University | 23900 | 50000 | 0.5218 | 7,603 | 1085 | 0.721 | |
| 47 | Malone University | 24000 | 55800 | 0.5699 | 992 | 1075 | 0.7586 | |
| 48 | Calumet College of Saint Joseph | 24100 | 42000 | 0.4259 | 560 | 915 | 0.5728 | |
| 48 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 24100 | 24500 | 0.0163 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 50 | Fontbonne University | 24300 | 50200 | 0.5161 | 650 | 1090 | 0.9503 | |
| 50 | Judson University | 24300 | 49100 | 0.506 | 793 | 1049 | 0.624 | |
| 50 | William Woods University | 24300 | 60700 | 0.5998 | 1,097 | 1140 | 0.7449 | |
| 50 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24300 | 55200 | 0.5603 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 54 | Meredith College | 24800 | 65900 | 0.6236 | 1,206 | 1237 | 0.7418 | |
| 55 | Dominican University | 24900 | 55500 | 0.551 | 2,690 | 1035 | 0.9032 | |
| 55 | Midland University | 24900 | 63000 | 0.6043 | 1,333 | 1079 | 0.6692 | |
| 57 | Elmira College | 25100 | 50000 | 0.4983 | 745 | 1250 | 0.7696 | |
| 58 | Bellevue University | 25200 | 25700 | 0.0194 | 11,096 | 0 | 0.995 | |
| 59 | Westminster College | 25300 | 53800 | 0.5302 | 593 | 1160 | 0.7758 | |
| 60 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 25500 | 25600 | 0.0039 | 11,874 | 1082 | 0.8377 | |
| 61 | Geneva College | 25800 | 48900 | 0.4723 | 1,147 | 1110 | 0.8035 | |
| 62 | Bethel University | 25900 | 35300 | 0.2667 | 2,719 | 1171 | 0.9717 | |
| 62 | California State University-Fullerton | 25900 | 41400 | 0.3738 | 38,597 | 0 | 0.9052 | |
| 64 | Doane University | 26000 | 62800 | 0.5861 | 1,323 | 1125 | 0.9801 | |
| 65 | Fitchburg State University | 26100 | 31300 | 0.1662 | 3,027 | 1150 | 0.8693 | |
| 65 | North Central University | 26100 | 43800 | 0.4039 | 865 | 1075 | 0.9082 | |
| 67 | Shorter University | 26200 | 36500 | 0.2826 | 1,322 | 1090 | 0.9693 | |
| 68 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | 26400 | 34600 | 0.2369 | 4,264 | 1130 | 0.7423 | |
| 69 | Earlham College | 26500 | 75800 | 0.6509 | 696 | 1233 | 0.7311 | |
| 70 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 26600 | 36500 | 0.2714 | 27,082 | 1099 | 0.8459 | |
| 71 | Columbia College | 26800 | 41300 | 0.3514 | 876 | 1025 | 0.8878 | |
| 72 | Wingate University | 26900 | 65000 | 0.5859 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 73 | Kennesaw State University | 27000 | 27000 | 0 | 42,840 | 1120 | 0.6919 | |
| 73 | Warren Wilson College | 27000 | 57000 | 0.5265 | 742 | 1289 | 0.7771 | |
| 75 | University of North Georgia | 27200 | 35500 | 0.2337 | 18,329 | 1100 | 0.6794 | |
| 76 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 27600 | 33700 | 0.1805 | 981 | 1193 | 0.7493 | |
| 77 | McPherson College | 27700 | 47600 | 0.4184 | 876 | 1065 | 0.7676 | |
| 77 | Touro University | 27700 | 60200 | 0.5397 | 5,098 | 1366 | 0.6196 | |
| 79 | Ottawa University-Ottawa | 27900 | 54800 | 0.4907 | 936 | 980 | 0.8003 | |
| 80 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28800 | 41800 | 0.3103 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 81 | Chestnut Hill College | 28900 | 74900 | 0.6143 | 972 | 995 | 0.7913 | |
| 82 | Mercy University | 29000 | 44500 | 0.3485 | 6,775 | 1074 | 0.8584 | |
| 82 | Rivier University | 29000 | 57700 | 0.4973 | 1,335 | 1060 | 0.8176 | |
| 84 | New England College | 29600 | 64600 | 0.5421 | 1,032 | 930 | 0.9213 | |
| 85 | William Penn University | 29700 | 47200 | 0.3721 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 86 | Hilbert College | 29800 | 54600 | 0.4546 | 939 | 1103 | 0.98 | |
| 87 | Le Moyne College | 30000 | 53700 | 0.4414 | 2,563 | 1240 | 0.7529 | |
| 88 | Lenoir-Rhyne University | 30200 | 51100 | 0.4092 | 1,477 | 1075 | 0.8068 | |
| 89 | Fisher College | 30300 | 60900 | 0.502 | 1,384 | 961 | 0.7075 | |
| 90 | Franklin Pierce University | 30400 | 68300 | 0.5548 | 1,058 | 1095 | 0.9083 | |
| 91 | Lander University | 30500 | 37000 | 0.1757 | 3,669 | 1060 | 0.6792 | |
| 92 | Southern Wesleyan University | 30600 | 46200 | 0.3372 | 887 | 1090 | 1 | |
| 93 | East Tennessee State University | 30700 | 30900 | 0.0065 | 10,633 | 1124 | 0.8706 | |
| 94 | Columbia International University | 31700 | 44800 | 0.2919 | 721 | 1079 | 0.9461 | |
| 94 | Missouri Baptist University | 31700 | 53800 | 0.4102 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 96 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 32000 | 50000 | 0.3611 | 898 | 1044 | 0.7614 | |
| 97 | University of Scranton | 32300 | 76300 | 0.5763 | 3,613 | 1220 | 0.812 | |
| 98 | University of Bridgeport | 32400 | 60500 | 0.4646 | 1,479 | 1065 | 0.6431 | |
| 99 | Southern New Hampshire University | 32500 | 47600 | 0.3171 | 159,653 | 965 | 0.9612 | |
| 100 | Spring Arbor University | 32600 | 51100 | 0.3633 | 1,091 | 1120 | 0.3733 | |
| 100 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 32600 | 41600 | 0.2166 | 9,302 | 1125 | 0.9735 | |
| 102 | Liberty University | 32700 | 43900 | 0.2551 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 103 | Southeastern University | 32900 | 60500 | 0.4559 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 104 | University of Oregon | 33200 | 38600 | 0.1391 | 20,622 | 1250 | 0.883 | |
| 105 | Anderson University | 33400 | 52400 | 0.3626 | 3,405 | 1209 | 0.5471 | |
| 106 | Hardin-Simmons University | 33500 | 49700 | 0.326 | 1,283 | 1080 | 0.9653 | |
| 107 | Emmanuel College | 33700 | 68300 | 0.5068 | 1,909 | 1260 | 0.7565 | |
| 107 | George Washington University | 33700 | 81800 | 0.5882 | 11,677 | 1421 | 0.4709 | |
| 109 | Beacon College | 33800 | 75800 | 0.5537 | 531 | 0 | 0.1677 | |
| 109 | Elizabethtown College | 33800 | 54600 | 0.3812 | 1,903 | 1214 | 0.7787 | |
| 109 | Mount Saint Mary College | 33800 | 68400 | 0.5059 | 2,141 | 1090 | 0.8888 | |
| 112 | LeTourneau University | 34000 | 54600 | 0.3772 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 113 | Stephen F Austin State University | 34200 | 42800 | 0.2009 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 114 | Nova Southeastern University | 34600 | 56300 | 0.3852 | 7,307 | 1165 | 0.7324 | |
| 115 | University of South Florida | 34700 | 34700 | 0 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 116 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 35000 | 37600 | 0.0685 | 3,018 | 920 | 0.9386 | |
| 117 | City University of Seattle | 35100 | 45400 | 0.227 | 1,180 | 0 | 0.9025 | |
| 118 | California Baptist University | 35200 | 65200 | 0.4601 | 8,417 | 1069 | 0.8535 | |
| 118 | Goldey-Beacom College | 35200 | 38100 | 0.0768 | 702 | 0 | 0.7653 | |
| 120 | University of Mount Olive | 35300 | 35300 | 0 | 1,937 | 945 | 0.7775 | |
| 121 | Ottawa University-Surprise | 36200 | 56500 | 0.3594 | 768 | 980 | 0.3988 | |
| 121 | Seton Hill University | 36200 | 63800 | 0.4323 | 1,597 | 1150 | 0.7579 | |
| 123 | Mercer University | 36300 | 60500 | 0.4 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 124 | Bluefield University | 37200 | 43200 | 0.1389 | 694 | 995 | 0.6272 | |
| 124 | Towson University | 37200 | 45700 | 0.186 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 126 | Lesley University | 38100 | 54600 | 0.302 | 1,342 | 1140 | 0.9442 | |
| 127 | Queens University of Charlotte | 38200 | 68200 | 0.4396 | 1,225 | 1235 | 0.5651 | |
| 128 | Montreat College | 38900 | 55000 | 0.2924 | 759 | 1055 | 0.6555 | |
| 129 | Loyola University Chicago | 39800 | 73500 | 0.4583 | 12,538 | 1303 | 0.816 | |
| 130 | Ohio Christian University | 40200 | 42300 | 0.049 | 1,340 | 890 | 0.399 | |
| 131 | York College of Pennsylvania | 41400 | 41400 | 0 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 132 | Central Christian College of Kansas | 43100 | 45200 | 0.0459 | 437 | 1020 | 0.957 | |
| 133 | Lees-McRae College | 44600 | 58700 | 0.2397 | 873 | 1140 | 0.7685 | |
| 134 | Spelman College | 47500 | 49600 | 0.0418 | 2,712 | 1218 | 0.2487 | |
| 135 | Elon University | 65600 | 67300 | 0.0253 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.