Best colleges for music in South Dakota

Colleges that offer a bachelor’s in music, ranked by Compass Score.

Best colleges for music in South Dakota7 schools

7 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score.

How this list is made

Schools in South Dakota.
Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
Offers a bachelor’s program in music, from the College Scorecard field-of-study data (credential level 3).
Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
Ordered by Compass Score, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.

Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.

School	Net price a year	Median debt	Earnings 10 years out	Graduation rate
Augustana University	About $24,000	$25,000	$59,217	73%
South Dakota State University	About $20,000	$23,250	$55,070	62%
University of South Dakota	About $20,000	$23,592	$51,926	60%
University of Sioux Falls	About $21,000	$23,249	$54,521	63%
Northern State University	About $16,000	$22,320	$47,618	49%
Dakota Wesleyan University	About $20,000	$27,000	$53,728	48%
Black Hills State University	About $16,000	$26,000	$46,674	43%

Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.