2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in South Dakota
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services School for You
With 67 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services is the #43 most popular major in South Dakota.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value programs for medical assisting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in Allied Health Services
Our analysis found Lake Area Technical Institute to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. Located in the remote town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LATI are $6,718 per year. While working on their degree, medical assisting majors at LATI accumulate an average of around $14,510 in student debt.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, LATI is ranked #5 for overall quality for medical assisting in South Dakota.
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Out of the 5 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Mitchell Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mitchell Tech are $7,524 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Mitchell Tech take out $13,585 in student loans while working on their degree.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southeast Technical College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast Tech are $7,650 a year.
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Out of the 5 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Dakota Technical Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public school with a small student population.
Western Dakota Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $8,332 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Missouri | 379 |
Minnesota | 531 |
Kansas | 195 |
Iowa | 198 |
Nebraska | 124 |
North Dakota | 14 |
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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Related Majors for Medical Assisting
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Medical Assisting
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 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.