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2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$22,919 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,444 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was the most popular one in South Dakota. In total, 515 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in South Dakota.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Health Professions Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in South Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Colleges.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in Health Professions

#1

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD
$29,980 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Mount Marty University the best value school in South Dakota for health professions students. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Yankton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mount Marty are $29,980 per year.

Mount Marty also made our Best Health Professions Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #1.

Full Health Professions at Mount Marty University Report

#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

USD undergraduate students pay an average of $9,432 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at University of South Dakota Report

Out of the 6 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.

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

South Dakota State also took the #3 spot in our Best Health Professions Schools in South Dakota rankings.

Full Health Professions at South Dakota State University Report

$30,880 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dakota Wesleyan University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in South Dakota list. Dakota Wesleyan University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Mitchell.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dakota Wesleyan University are $30,880 per year.

Full Health Professions at Dakota Wesleyan University Report

#5

Presentation College

Aberdeen, SD
$22,006 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Presentation College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Aberdeen, Presentation College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

Read full report on Health Professions at Presentation College

#6

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD
$35,914 Average Tuition & Fees

Augustana University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the city of Sioux Falls, Augustana Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Augustana Sioux Falls are $35,914 a year.

Augustana Sioux Falls did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Health Professions Schools in South Dakota list.

Full Health Professions at Augustana University Report

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 1,489
Missouri 7,577
Minnesota 12,836
Iowa 2,948
North Dakota 647
Nebraska 1,943

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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