Program Payoff

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs in South Dakota

12 schools in South Dakota teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $26,353 at South Dakota State University.

Schools

SchoolCredentialMedian debtGraduate earnings, 2 yrsGraduates
South Dakota State University Brookings Associate's degree $12,000 $26,353 (14 grads) 63
Black Hills State University Spearfish Associate's degree not published 23
California Intercontinental University Sioux Falls Associate's degree not published 0
Dakota State University Madison Associate's degree not published 21
Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell Associate's degree not published 0
Mount Marty University Yankton Associate's degree not published 0
Northern State University Aberdeen Associate's degree not published 15
Sinte Gleska University Mission Associate's degree not published 3
Sisseton Wahpeton College Sisseton Associate's degree not published 1
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City Associate's degree not published 1
University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls Associate's degree not published 1
University of South Dakota Vermillion Associate's degree not published 21

A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.

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Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.