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2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$10,941 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,116 Avg Salary

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 Value 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. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in South Dakota to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Oglala Lakota College to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in South Dakota. Located in the rural area of Kyle, Oglala Lakota College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oglala Lakota College are $2,684 per year.

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#2

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Dakota State is a small public school located in the distant town of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Dakota State are $9,633 a year.

Dakota State also made our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #4.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lake Area Technical Institute is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LATI are $6,718 per year.

LATI also made our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #2.

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#4

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southeast Technical College is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast Tech are $7,650 a year.

Southeast Tech also made our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #3.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mitchell Tech are $7,524 per year.

Mitchell Tech also made our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #5.

Full Health Professions at Mitchell Technical College Report

South Dakota State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Dakota State are $9,299 a year.

South Dakota State also took the #1 spot in our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota rankings.

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With a ranking of #7, Western Dakota Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.

Western Dakota Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $8,332 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

University of Sioux Falls came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls.

University of Sioux Falls undergraduate students pay an average of $19,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Presentation College

Aberdeen, SD

Presentation College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Presentation College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Aberdeen.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Presentation College are $22,006 per year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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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