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Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

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.

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 remote area of Kyle, Oglala Lakota College is a public school 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dakota State are $9,633 per year.

Dakota State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

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Out of the 10 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Area Technical Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LATI are $6,718 a year.

LATI also took the #2 spot in our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota rankings.

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#4

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

The excellent associate degree programs at Southeast Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in South Dakota. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Tech are $7,650 per year.

Southeast Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mitchell Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s 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.

Mitchell Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,524 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Mitchell Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

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South Dakota State University 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 #6 on the list. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a large student population.

South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,299 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

South Dakota State also made our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #1.

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Western Dakota Technical Institute landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Western Dakota Tech are $8,332 a 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Sioux Falls are $19,900 a year.

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#10

Presentation College

Aberdeen, SD

Presentation College 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 #10 on the list. Presentation College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Aberdeen.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Presentation College are $22,006 a year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Schools 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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