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Best Human Services Schools in South Dakota

2023 Best Human Services Schools in South Dakota

3 Colleges
$39,014 Avg Salary
$12,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Services School for You

Human Services is the #45 most popular major in South Dakota with 66 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Best Human Services Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Dakota to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Human Services Schools in South Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Human Services Colleges.

Top South Dakota Schools in Human Services

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Dakota the best school in South Dakota for human services students. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mitchell Technical College is a great place for human services students. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.

Human Services majors at Mitchell Tech take out an average of $12,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 3 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 remote town of Watertown.

Human Services majors at LATI take out an average of $12,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Human Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 283
Minnesota 717
Kansas 18
Iowa 136
Nebraska 118
North Dakota 37

More Human Services Rankings in South Dakota

One of 5 majors within the area of study, human services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 58,326
Public Administration 16,905
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley.

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