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2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in South Dakota

5 Colleges
$38,522 Avg Salary
$23,028 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Sciences & Services program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health science majors pursuing a .

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Our analysis found University of South Dakota to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

While working on their degree, health science majors at USD accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $138.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at University of South Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Dakota Technical Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in South Dakota list. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.

Health Science majors at Western Dakota Tech take out an average of $19,055 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Western Dakota Technical Institute

#3

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in South Dakota list. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Southeast Technical College Report

#4

Presentation College

Aberdeen, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Presentation College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in South Dakota list. Presentation College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Aberdeen.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Presentation College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Health Sciences & Services at South Dakota State University Report

Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,081
Minnesota 401
Kansas 143
Iowa 55
Nebraska 91
North Dakota 11

Health Sciences & Services 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
Allied Health Professions 82,308

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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