Published figures, sourced · Updated July 22, 2026
Aviation degree programs in South Dakota
Each program's all-in cost, tuition, room & board, and flight fees, from the school's own published pages. In-state and out-of-state are shown separately, since residency changes the total. These are planning estimates, not the schools' quotes.
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Brookings, SD
Published figures
- Tuition (in-state)
- $9,780/yr
- Room & board
- $11,024/yr
- Flight (whole program)
- $90,827
From South Dakota State University's official pages·Source
PilotBound all-in · 4-year BS
$174Kin-state
$189K out-of-state
Tuition + room & board + flight, over 4 years.
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