2023 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota
Finding the Best Health Professions Master's 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 Master'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 6 schools in South Dakota to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota
Check out the health professions master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top South Dakota Schools for a Master's in Health Professions
Our 2023 rankings named Mount Marty University the best school in South Dakota for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Yankton, Mount Marty is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.
Out of the 6 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Augustana University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Augustana Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux Falls.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Master’s 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.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Dakota Wesleyan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in South Dakota. Located in the town of Mitchell, Dakota Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Presentation College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Presentation College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Aberdeen.
Best Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 5,886 |
Minnesota | 25,582 |
Iowa | 6,876 |
Missouri | 16,143 |
Nebraska | 4,665 |
North Dakota | 2,083 |
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Health Professions Related Rankings by Major
Health Professions Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 6 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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