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2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

10 Colleges
$43,116 Avg Salary
$21,919 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was the most popular one in South Dakota. In total, 2,186 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in South Dakota.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Our 2023 rankings named Dakota State University the best school in South Dakota for health professions students working on their associate degree. Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison.

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#2

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Out of the 10 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lake Area Technical Institute is a great place for health professions students working on their associate degree. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Mitchell Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in South Dakota. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.

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#6

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

University of Sioux Falls landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree health professions programs. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls.

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Western Dakota Technical Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.

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#9

Presentation College

Aberdeen, SD

Presentation College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Presentation College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Aberdeen.

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Oglala Lakota College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree health professions programs. Located in the rural area of Kyle, Oglala Lakota College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 5,886
Minnesota 25,582
Iowa 6,876
Missouri 16,143
Nebraska 4,665
North Dakota 2,083

Health Professions Majors to Study

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
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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