2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Health Professions in South Dakota
8Colleges
12,287Bachelor's Degrees
$24,648Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Health Professions School for You
Health Professions is the most popular major in South Dakota with 12,287 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022. This means that 0.2% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Health Professions in South Dakota ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in health professions. When talking about the 'best value', we do not simply mean those with the lowest price. Instead, we are looking at those health professions schools that offer a high quality educational experience at a price lower than expected.
When calculating average cost, we take tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other related expenses into account. We then subtract the average financial aid award. The is meant to give you an idea of how much money you'll need to pay out-of-pocket through loans, external scholarships, or other methods. Your cost may be different from the average one, depending on your income and other factors.
The health professions school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Value Health Professions Schools.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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South Dakota State University comes in at #1 in this year's ranking. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a large student population. In addition to being on our best value list, South Dakota State has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Health Professions Schools in South Dakota ranking.
At South Dakota State, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $20,337. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the South Dakota State is $89,483. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of South Dakota. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion. USD also took the #3 spot in our Best Health Professions Schools in South Dakota rankings.
It takes about 4.3 years for the average student at USD to complete their degree, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $20,747. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from USD be around $89,835. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to National American University - Rapid City. Located in the small city of Rapid City, National American University - Rapid City is a private for-profit school with a small student population. National American University - Rapid City did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Health Professions Schools in South Dakota list.
The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
Our rankings recognize University of Sioux Falls as the #4 school in this year's rankings. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls. In addition to being on our best value list, University of Sioux Falls has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Health Professions Schools in South Dakota ranking.
The average student at University of Sioux Falls graduates in less than 4.2 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $22,818. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from University of Sioux Falls be around $96,748. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
Mount Marty University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the remote town of Yankton, Mount Marty is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Mount Marty not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Health Professions Schools in South Dakota list.
It takes about 4.2 years for the average student at Mount Marty to complete their degree, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $25,490. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Mount Marty is $107,058. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
Presentation College earned the #6 spot in our 2024 rankings. Presentation College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Aberdeen.
The average student at Presentation College graduates in less than 4.4 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $26,138. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Presentation College is about $113,700. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
Dakota Wesleyan University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the remote town of Mitchell, Dakota Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
At Dakota Wesleyan University, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.1 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $26,066. This means that the average student pays around $107,913 to get a bachelor’s degree from Dakota Wesleyan University. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
Augustana University landed the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value health professions schools. Augustana Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls. Augustana Sioux Falls also made our Best Health Professions Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #7.
The average student at Augustana Sioux Falls graduates in less than 4.0 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $30,943. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Augustana Sioux Falls be around $124,700. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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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).
Health Professions is the most popular major in South Dakota with 12,287 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022. This means that 0.2% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
