Spearfish, South Dakota · Public
Social Sciences, General at Black Hills State University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.4% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $15,911 school-wide net price and $46,674 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.4% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.4% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 360
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 96.3%
- Graduation rate
- 42.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $15,911/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $63,644
- Median debt
- $26,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $46,674/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.4%), school-wide average net price ($15,911), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($46,674), and peer averages from 360 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 360 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($1,019 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($7,731 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place Black Hills State University in the top 66% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 13.5% of reported awards · $536 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 2.9% of reported awards · $1,115 net A+ South Texas College McAllen, TX · 0.2% of reported awards · $1,751 net A+ 
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA · 0.0% of reported awards · $2,407 net A+ 
Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, IL · 0.9% of reported awards · $2,835 net A+ Yuba College Marysville, CA · 11.3% of reported awards · $2,576 net A+ San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA · 5.6% of reported awards · $3,337 net A+ 
Shasta College Redding, CA · 4.6% of reported awards · $2,878 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Social Sciences, General accounts for 0.4% of the awards or completions reported for Black Hills State University. That award concentration is higher than at 43% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Black Hills State University's average net price is $15,911 per year, about $63,644 over four years. That is $1,019 below the $16,930 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $46,674 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $7,731 below the $54,405 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Black Hills State University #238 of 360 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.