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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota

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$27,865 Avg Salary
$12,990 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the health professions undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Dakota.

#1

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Our analysis found Southeast Technical College to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in South Dakota. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

Women make up 91% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Southeast Technical College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Dakota Technical Institute is a great place for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.

Of the 84 students majoring in health professions at Western Dakota Tech, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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

Of the 79 students majoring in health professions at LATI, 6% are male and 94% are female.

Full Health Professions at Lake Area Technical Institute Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Mitchell Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in South Dakota. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#6

Sanford Medical Center

Sioux Falls, SD

Sanford Medical Center landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, Sanford Medical Center is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in health professions at Sanford Medical Center, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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Avera McKennan Hospital School of Radiologic Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota ranking. Avera McKennan Hospital School of Radiologic Technology is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux Falls.

About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full Health Professions at Avera McKennan Hospital School of Radiologic Technology Report

#8

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Dakota State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota list. Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison.

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Avera Sacred Heart Hospital came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota ranking. Located in the remote town of Yankton, Avera Sacred Heart Hospital is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#10

Sisseton Wahpeton College

Sisseton, SD

Sisseton Wahpeton College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota list. Sisseton Wahpeton College is a fairly small public school located in the remote area of Sisseton.

Full Health Professions at Sisseton Wahpeton 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

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 12 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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