2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 135 degrees and certificates were awarded to health sciences and services students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.
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.
The Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for health science 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.
Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Health Sciences & Services
Our 2023 rankings named University of South Dakota the best value school in South Dakota for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USD are $9,432 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health science graduates from USD carry an average student debtload of $28,498. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $138.
USD also made our Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #5.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Presentation College is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Presentation College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Aberdeen.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Presentation College are $22,006 per year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 1,081 |
| Minnesota | 401 |
| Kansas | 143 |
| Iowa | 55 |
| Nebraska | 91 |
| North Dakota | 11 |
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Majors Related to Health Science
Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Health Science
| 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 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.
More about our data sources and methodologies.