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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$16,941 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,498 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, allied health professions was ranked 10th in South Dakota. In fact, 217 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in South Dakota to see which programs offered the best value experiences for allied health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in South Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Schools

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD
$9,432 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Dakota the best value school in South Dakota for allied health professions students. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USD are $9,432 a year.

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#2

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD
$7,650 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeast Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in South Dakota list. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Tech are $7,650 per year. On average, allied health graduates from Southeast Tech take out $17,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$6,718 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Area Technical Institute. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in South Dakota list. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LATI are $6,718 per year.

LATI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in South Dakota list.

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$7,524 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mitchell Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in South Dakota list. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mitchell Tech are $7,524 per year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Mitchell Tech take out is $18,000.

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$9,299 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 12 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Dakota State are $9,299 per year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at South Dakota State take out is $27,000.

South Dakota State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in South Dakota list.

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Western Dakota Technical Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in South Dakota ranking. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.

Western Dakota Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $8,332 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, allied health majors at Western Dakota Tech accumulate an average of around $18,733 in student debt.

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$30,880 Average Tuition & Fees

Dakota Wesleyan University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Mitchell, Dakota Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Dakota Wesleyan University undergraduate students pay an average of $30,880 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD
$19,900 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Sioux Falls did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Sioux Falls are $19,900 a year.

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#9

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD
$29,980 Average Tuition & Fees

Mount Marty University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in South Dakota ranking. Located in the town of Yankton, Mount Marty is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mount Marty are $29,980 a year.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,137
Minnesota 756
Kansas 576
Iowa 577
Nebraska 596
North Dakota 170

Allied Health Professions is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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