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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

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

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in South Dakota to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#2

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeast Technical College is a great place for health professions students working on their online associate degree. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

About 93% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 7% are male.

Read full report on Health Professions at Southeast Technical College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.

About 94% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 6% are male.

Full Health Professions at Mitchell Technical College Report

#4

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Dakota State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in South Dakota. Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison.

Full Health Professions at Dakota State University Report

#5

Presentation College

Aberdeen, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Presentation College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Presentation College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Aberdeen.

Full Health Professions at Presentation College Report

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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