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2026 Best Value Banking and Financial Support Services Schools in South Dakota

[Banking and Financial Support Services](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/finance-financial-management/banking-and-financial-support-services/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for banking and financial support services students.

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• Best Value Banking and Financial Support Services Schools in South Dakota

2026 Best Value Banking and Financial Support Services Schools in South Dakota

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the banking and financial support services degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Banking and Financial Support Services Schools

1

Lake Area Technical Institute
Watertown, SD

$6,718 In-State Tuition & Fees

$17,374 Avg Student Debt

$45,473 Median Earnings (10yr)

Lake Area Technical Institute tops our 2026 list of the best value banking and financial support services schools in South Dakota. Located in the town of Watertown, Lake Area Technical Institute is a mid-sized public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $6,718. Students borrow a median of $17,374 to complete the banking and financial support services program here. Soon after graduation, banking and financial support services degree recipients from Lake Area Technical Institute generally make around $40,070. That is a strong return on a $17,374 median debt.

2

Northern State University
Aberdeen, SD

$8,845 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,143 Avg Student Debt

$47,618 Median Earnings (10yr)

Northern State University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value banking and financial support services schools. Northern State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Aberdeen. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $8,845, compared with $11,947 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $26,143 to complete the banking and financial support services program here. Soon after graduation, banking and financial support services degree recipients from Northern State University generally make around $47,781. That is a strong return on a $26,143 median debt. The acceptance rate is 93%.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.