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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 | Northwest Indian College | 5900 | 16400 | 0.64 | 636 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Utah State University | 8200 | 25200 | 0.6743 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 3 | East Central University | 11000 | 43600 | 0.7477 | 2,976 | 1045 | 0.6181 | |
| 4 | Grace Christian University | 11300 | 42800 | 0.7368 | 928 | 1075 | 0.9916 | |
| 5 | Fitchburg State University | 12400 | 34800 | 0.6428 | 3,000 | 1090 | 0.8885 | |
| 6 | University of South Florida | 13300 | 16300 | 0.1836 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 7 | University of Delaware | 13500 | 34500 | 0.608 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 8 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 13600 | 34400 | 0.604 | 9,040 | 1119 | 0.9666 | |
| 9 | Arkansas Baptist College | 14500 | 24000 | 0.3954 | 356 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | University of North Georgia | 14600 | 56800 | 0.7432 | 19,321 | 1100 | 0.9618 | |
| 10 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 14600 | 19000 | 0.2318 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 12 | Urshan University | 15100 | 26200 | 0.4243 | 474 | 990 | 0.8378 | |
| 13 | Troy University | 15200 | 39100 | 0.6109 | 10,130 | 1075 | 0.9535 | |
| 14 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 15500 | 31600 | 0.5101 | 7,402 | 1054 | 0.9684 | |
| 14 | Lincoln University | 15500 | 33800 | 0.5408 | 1,424 | 890 | 0.6431 | |
| 16 | Northeastern University Oakland | 16000 | 115300 | 0.861 | 467 | 1469 | 0.1665 | |
| 17 | Lindsey Wilson University | 16100 | 47500 | 0.6614 | 1,738 | 1035 | 0 | |
| 18 | University of North Texas | 16400 | 26100 | 0.3714 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 19 | Northern Illinois University | 16500 | 30400 | 0.4594 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 19 | University of Northern Colorado | 16500 | 64400 | 0.7434 | 6,598 | 1080 | 0.945 | |
| 21 | Bethel University | 16800 | 35300 | 0.5236 | 2,674 | 970 | 0.6023 | |
| 22 | East Tennessee State University | 17200 | 26100 | 0.3404 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 23 | Waynesburg University | 17800 | 45000 | 0.6034 | 1,032 | 1093 | 0.8981 | |
| 24 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17900 | 58900 | 0.6966 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 25 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 18100 | 52100 | 0.6525 | 6,790 | 965 | 0.9447 | |
| 26 | Carson-Newman University | 18200 | 51900 | 0.6496 | 1,912 | 1075 | 0.6381 | |
| 26 | Northeastern University | 18200 | 90000 | 0.7978 | 22,456 | 1481 | 0.0562 | |
| 28 | Bellevue University | 18300 | 37300 | 0.509 | 11,037 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | Kennesaw State University | 18400 | 61500 | 0.7004 | 46,069 | 1119 | 0.7944 | |
| 29 | Southwestern Christian University | 18400 | 26800 | 0.3139 | 380 | 930 | 1 | |
| 31 | Elmira College | 18900 | 60600 | 0.6881 | 783 | 1391 | 0.8054 | |
| 31 | Quincy University | 18900 | 57800 | 0.6728 | 1,096 | 1115 | 0.551 | |
| 33 | California State University-Fullerton | 19000 | 61400 | 0.6904 | 40,705 | 960 | 0.8811 | |
| 34 | Central Washington University | 19100 | 22700 | 0.1584 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 35 | Malone University | 19200 | 80800 | 0.7624 | 946 | 1080 | 0.7623 | |
| 36 | University of Mary | 19300 | 32600 | 0.4067 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 37 | Western Washington University | 19700 | 31400 | 0.3726 | 13,609 | 1199 | 0.9371 | |
| 38 | Bethel University | 19900 | 53500 | 0.6279 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 39 | Piedmont University | 20400 | 47400 | 0.57 | 1,154 | 1080 | 0.9054 | |
| 40 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | 20500 | 36600 | 0.4396 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
| 41 | Anna Maria College | 21000 | 96900 | 0.783 | 916 | 885 | 0.5015 | |
| 42 | Southern Oregon University | 21100 | 73600 | 0.7136 | 4,235 | 1104 | 0.8862 | |
| 43 | Valley City State University | 21600 | 24700 | 0.1232 | 1,663 | 1045 | 0.9942 | |
| 44 | Le Moyne College | 21800 | 58200 | 0.6254 | 2,494 | 1250 | 0.6782 | |
| 45 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 21900 | 54200 | 0.5958 | 5,823 | 1115 | 0.8619 | |
| 46 | Grand Canyon University | 22000 | 48300 | 0.5445 | 75,936 | 1075 | 0.7891 | |
| 47 | Syracuse University | 22100 | 83600 | 0.7356 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 48 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 22200 | 35500 | 0.3743 | 27,963 | 1090 | 0.8395 | |
| 49 | Texas Southern University | 22300 | 25500 | 0.1257 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 50 | Buena Vista University | 22400 | 59100 | 0.6212 | 836 | 1075 | 0.6497 | |
| 50 | Gordon State College | 22400 | 35800 | 0.3738 | 3,179 | 1015 | 0.859 | |
| 50 | Nelson University | 22400 | 55500 | 0.5964 | 1,526 | 990 | 0.8902 | |
| 53 | University of South Dakota | 22700 | 26000 | 0.1265 | 7,515 | 1120 | 0.9884 | |
| 54 | University of the Cumberlands | 22800 | 26400 | 0.1342 | 7,612 | 1025 | 0.9881 | |
| 55 | Upper Iowa University | 22900 | 41700 | 0.45 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 56 | Columbia College | 23500 | 65100 | 0.6388 | 876 | 1025 | 0.8878 | |
| 57 | Indiana Institute of Technology | 23700 | 48800 | 0.5145 | 1,650 | 1055 | 0.7039 | |
| 58 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23800 | 26900 | 0.1152 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 59 | Dominican University | 23900 | 56000 | 0.573 | 2,642 | 1005 | 0.8879 | |
| 60 | Judson University | 24100 | 49100 | 0.5087 | 697 | 1010 | 0.8905 | |
| 61 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24200 | 55200 | 0.5627 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 62 | Midland University | 24400 | 64300 | 0.6202 | 1,309 | 1045 | 0.6612 | |
| 63 | North Central University | 24700 | 67400 | 0.6332 | 759 | 1075 | 0.9898 | |
| 64 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 24900 | 31900 | 0.219 | 982 | 1168 | 0.741 | |
| 65 | Doane University | 25100 | 71000 | 0.6468 | 1,758 | 1124 | 0.9633 | |
| 66 | South Dakota State University | 25400 | 28700 | 0.1146 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 67 | Saint Leo University | 25800 | 50000 | 0.4838 | 7,519 | 1110 | 0.7877 | |
| 67 | Simpson College | 25800 | 67100 | 0.6159 | 1,235 | 1430 | 0.8622 | |
| 69 | Lancaster Bible College Capital Seminary & Graduate School | 26200 | 48800 | 0.4627 | 1,793 | 1174 | 0.5589 | |
| 69 | Shorter University | 26200 | 36500 | 0.2828 | 1,203 | 1110 | 0.9646 | |
| 71 | Earlham College | 26300 | 75800 | 0.6528 | 670 | 1237 | 0.7904 | |
| 71 | William Woods University | 26300 | 58400 | 0.5493 | 1,342 | 1140 | 0.7118 | |
| 73 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4755 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 74 | Wingate University | 26700 | 65000 | 0.5892 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 75 | Saint Norbert College | 26900 | 63000 | 0.5726 | 1,970 | 1193 | 0.8574 | |
| 76 | Chestnut Hill College | 27300 | 60100 | 0.5456 | 868 | 995 | 0.7446 | |
| 77 | Murray State University | 27600 | 32400 | 0.148 | 8,217 | 1124 | 0.8413 | |
| 77 | University of Bridgeport | 27600 | 60500 | 0.544 | 1,570 | 1000 | 0.8302 | |
| 79 | New England College | 28700 | 65800 | 0.5637 | 1,049 | 930 | 0.8584 | |
| 80 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28800 | 41800 | 0.3106 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 80 | Lander University | 28800 | 37700 | 0.2364 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 80 | Wayland Baptist University | 28800 | 37300 | 0.2281 | 1,894 | 1045 | 0.5477 | |
| 83 | William Penn University | 29400 | 48000 | 0.387 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 84 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31400 | 47100 | 0.3349 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 85 | Columbia International University | 31500 | 44800 | 0.2967 | 1,084 | 1079 | 0.9371 | |
| 85 | Missouri Baptist University | 31500 | 53800 | 0.4142 | 5,253 | 910 | 0.7062 | |
| 87 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31800 | 50000 | 0.3654 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 88 | Anderson University | 32200 | 53600 | 0.3992 | 3,724 | 1209 | 0.5491 | |
| 89 | Grand View University | 32300 | 58100 | 0.444 | 1,500 | 1020 | 0.9909 | |
| 90 | University of Scranton | 32400 | 78700 | 0.5879 | 3,689 | 1245 | 0.8006 | |
| 91 | Liberty University | 33100 | 44700 | 0.2595 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 92 | Southeastern University | 33400 | 56200 | 0.4054 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 93 | Belmont Abbey College | 33600 | 39000 | 0.1383 | 1,300 | 1094 | 0.7465 | |
| 93 | Franklin Pierce University | 33600 | 68300 | 0.5077 | 997 | 1174 | 0.9347 | |
| 93 | Seton Hill University | 33600 | 89200 | 0.6233 | 1,502 | 1134 | 0.7953 | |
| 96 | Elizabethtown College | 33800 | 69900 | 0.5167 | 1,935 | 1214 | 0.8892 | |
| 96 | Fisher College | 33800 | 65300 | 0.4818 | 1,544 | 961 | 0.8263 | |
| 98 | Queens University of Charlotte | 33900 | 71300 | 0.5244 | 1,210 | 1244 | 0.805 | |
| 98 | Spring Arbor University | 33900 | 52700 | 0.3566 | 1,133 | 1124 | 0.6518 | |
| 100 | Lee University | 34200 | 37800 | 0.0952 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 101 | George Washington University | 34300 | 81800 | 0.5808 | 11,495 | 1436 | 0.4713 | |
| 102 | California Baptist University | 34400 | 69100 | 0.5024 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 103 | Lenoir-Rhyne University | 34500 | 62800 | 0.4506 | 1,495 | 1075 | 0.8761 | |
| 104 | Nova Southeastern University | 34600 | 56100 | 0.3832 | 7,057 | 1187 | 0.7557 | |
| 104 | Southern New Hampshire University | 34600 | 43300 | 0.2008 | 164,423 | 965 | 0.9951 | |
| 106 | Washburn University | 35100 | 38400 | 0.0859 | 5,427 | 1048 | 1 | |
| 107 | Hilbert College | 35200 | 52900 | 0.3345 | 931 | 1080 | 0.9724 | |
| 108 | Georgia Gwinnett College | 36400 | 38300 | 0.0495 | 12,245 | 995 | 0.955 | |
| 109 | Goldey-Beacom College | 37100 | 40200 | 0.078 | 701 | 0 | 0.8451 | |
| 109 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 37100 | 37600 | 0.0133 | 2,953 | 975 | 0.8445 | |
| 111 | Bluefield University | 37200 | 43200 | 0.1389 | 627 | 995 | 0.5931 | |
| 112 | Crown College | 38600 | 53200 | 0.2734 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 113 | Touro University | 38700 | 41500 | 0.0675 | 4,872 | 1316 | 0.6083 | |
| 114 | Simmons University | 39400 | 57800 | 0.3186 | 1,676 | 1317 | 0.7008 | |
| 115 | Ohio Christian University | 40800 | 43100 | 0.0531 | 1,288 | 890 | 0.3797 | |
| 116 | Mercy University | 41500 | 46400 | 0.1057 | 6,692 | 1135 | 0.8724 | |
| 117 | Montreat College | 41800 | 58100 | 0.2804 | 781 | 1164 | 0.692 | |
| 118 | University of Mount Olive | 42100 | 50400 | 0.1645 | 1,944 | 1075 | 0.7575 | |
| 119 | Lesley University | 42500 | 71100 | 0.4021 | 1,230 | 1115 | 0.9687 | |
| 120 | University of Arizona | 42800 | 43800 | 0.0228 | 43,294 | 1186 | 0.8351 | |
| 121 | Central Christian College of Kansas | 42900 | 45200 | 0.0507 | 454 | 1020 | 0.528 | |
| 122 | Lees-McRae College | 44400 | 58700 | 0.2434 | 869 | 1140 | 0.8036 | |
| 122 | LeTourneau University | 44400 | 55000 | 0.1927 | 2,903 | 1242 | 0.4879 | |
| 124 | Mercer University | 45700 | 65400 | 0.3015 | 4,719 | 1263 | 0.643 | |
| 125 | Mount Saint Mary College | 48700 | 68800 | 0.2922 | 2,749 | 1153 | 0.892 | |
| 126 | Beacon College | 49300 | 83200 | 0.4076 | 531 | 0 | 0.1677 | |
| 127 | Towson University | 50400 | 68400 | 0.2633 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 128 | Loyola University Chicago | 52600 | 74800 | 0.297 | 12,640 | 1262 | 0.751 | |
| 129 | Elon University | 54000 | 69600 | 0.2241 | 6,191 | 1283 | 0.6326 | |
| 130 | University of Oregon | 69000 | 71300 | 0.0321 | 20,710 | 1193 | 0.8742 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.