Health Professions at University of South Dakota
USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a total student population of 9,459.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.
USD Health Professions Degrees Available
- Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
- Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
- Master’s Degree in Health Professions
Online Classes Are Available at USD
Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.
For those who are interested in distance learning, USD does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:
- Master’s Degree
USD Health Professions Rankings
The health professions major at USD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
There were 148 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #190 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Health Professions Student Demographics at USD
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at University of South Dakota.
USD Health Professions Bachelor’s Program
About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at USD are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Dakota with a bachelor's in health professions.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 10 |
Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
White | 327 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 19 |
USD Health Professions Master’s Program
Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from USD, 81% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Dakota with a master's in health professions.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
White | 123 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 18 |
Concentrations Within Health Professions
If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Dakota. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Nursing | 198 |
Mental & Social Health Services | 130 |
Health Sciences & Services | 105 |
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 67 |
Medicine | 66 |
Communication Sciences | 62 |
Dental Support Services | 37 |
Allied Health Professions | 26 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 23 |
Public Health | 14 |
Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 12 |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 11 |
Medical Science | 2 |
Related Majors
Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into
A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.
Occupation | Jobs in SD | Average Salary in SD |
---|---|---|
Registered Nurses | 12,760 | $58,340 |
Nursing Assistants | 6,010 | $26,820 |
Personal Care Aides | 2,860 | $24,400 |
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 1,870 | $38,630 |
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors | 1,800 | $49,000 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.