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Allied Health Professions at University of South Dakota

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Allied Health Professions at University of South Dakota

If you plan to study allied health professions, take a look at what University of South Dakota has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and approximately 9,459 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Allied Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

USD Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Allied Health

USD Allied Health Professions Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Allied Health Student Demographics at USD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at University of South Dakota.

USD Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

88% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The allied health program at USD awarded 26 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 12% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

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Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from USD, 88% 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 allied health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health 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
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 960 $32,360
Surgical Technologists 600 $40,970
Physician Assistants 540 $102,830
Respiratory Therapists 330 $51,510
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 310 $60,500

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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