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Health Sciences & Services at University of South Dakota

Health Sciences & Services at University of South Dakota

If you plan to study health sciences and services, take a look at what University of South Dakota has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a total student population of 9,459.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

USD Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Health Science (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

USD Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health science programs across the country. The following shows how USD performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health science major at USD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Sciences & Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools 13
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 20
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools 29
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Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 49
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 50
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools 70
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 72
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools 78
Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools 79
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools 90
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Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools 124
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools 166
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How Much Do Health Science Graduates from USD Make?

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at USD is $36,775. This is 17% higher than $31,369, which is the national average for all health science bachelor's degree recipients.

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Health Science Student Demographics at USD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health science majors at University of South Dakota.

USD Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 96 health science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USD, about 18% were men and 82% were women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health science at USD are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Dakota with a bachelor's in health science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 80
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

USD also has a doctoral program available in health science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

The following health science concentations are available at University of South Dakota. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Dakota. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 97

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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