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2023 Most Popular Human Services Schools in South Dakota

6 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.

The Most Popular Human Services Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Human Services program at each school on the list.

Check out the human services programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Dakota.

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Area Technical Institute the most popular school in South Dakota for human services students. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.

On average, human services graduates from LATI take out $12,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Out of the 6 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the # 2 spot on the list. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

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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 #3 on this year’s Most Popular Human Services Schools in South Dakota list. 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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#4

Sinte Gleska University

Mission, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinte Gleska University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Services Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the rural area of Mission, Sinte Gleska University is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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#5

Presentation College

Aberdeen, SD

Out of the 6 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Presentation College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Presentation College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Aberdeen.

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Dakota Wesleyan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Mitchell, Dakota Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Human Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Services Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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