Art Schools in South Dakota

South Dakota contains seven schools that offer art programs. Augustana College, the highest-ranking art school in SD, has a total student population of 1,793 and is the 218th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 7 art schools in South Dakota, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Sioux Falls comes out as the most expensive ($19,361/yr), with Sinte Gleska University as the lowest recorded at only $5,389/yr.

Art students from South Dakota schools who go on to become artists, animators, animation designers, animation artists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 8,900 people working as fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $50,630. Also, Craft artists make on average $33,070 per year and there are about 5,380 of them employed in the US today.

Also, within the art schools in South Dakota, the average student population is 1,780 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from art, there are 1098 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,143 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $6,336, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Art Schools in South Dakota

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• English/Language Arts Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors, Masters

• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other

  Levels offered: Masters

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors, Masters

• Geology/Earth Science, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Art Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• English/Language Arts Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Fine/Studio Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• English/Language Arts Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Associates

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Commercial and Advertising Art

  Levels offered: Associates

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Associates

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Commercial and Advertising Art

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

South Dakota Interesting Facts

• Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began drilling into the 6,200-foot Mount Rushmore in 1927. Creation of the Shrine to Democracy took 14 years and cost a mere $1 million, though it's now deemed priceless.
• The faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln are sculpted into Mount Rushmore the world's greatest mountain carving.
• Fossilized remains of life 50 million years ago have been arranged in unusual forms, which is Lemmon's mark of distinction at the world's largest petrified wood park.
• Perhaps the most significant fur trade/military fort on the western American frontier, Fort Pierre Chouteau was the largest (almost 300' square) and best equipped trading post in the northern Great Plains. Built in 1832 by John Jacob Astor's (1763-1848) American Fur Company as part of its expansion into the Upper Missouri region, the trading activities at the site exemplified the commercial alliance critical to the success of the fur business.
• Jack McCall was tried, convicted and hanged two miles north of Yankton in 1877 for the shooting of Wild Bill Hickok. He is buried in an unmarked grave in the Yankton cemetery.

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