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Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$10,420 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,378 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Health & Medical Administrative Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in South Dakota. With 115 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for health & medical administrative services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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


 

2023 Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health & medical administrative services majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Health/Medical Admin Services

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Our analysis found Dakota State University to be the best value school for health & medical administrative services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in South Dakota. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,633 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Health & Medical Administrative Services at Dakota State University

#2

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Southeast Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health & medical administrative services schools in South Dakota. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Tech are $7,650 per year.

Southeast Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in South Dakota list.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at Southeast Technical College Report

Out of the 4 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Dakota Technical Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Western Dakota Tech are $8,333 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Western Dakota Tech is ranked #4 for overall quality for health & medical administrative services in South Dakota.

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Out of the 4 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, National American University - Rapid City landed the # 4 spot on the list. National American University - Rapid City is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Rapid City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at National American University - Rapid City are $16,065 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, health & medical administrative services majors at National American University - Rapid City accumulate an average of around $14,559 in student debt.

National American University - Rapid City not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in South Dakota list.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at National American University - Rapid City Report

Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 750
Missouri 717
Minnesota 1,381
Iowa 358
North Dakota 65
Nebraska 269

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, health & medical administrative services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Health Care Management 30,702
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 10,541
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 10,010
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller 9,004
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary 7,581
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist 4,981
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 3,981
Medical Office Management/Administration 3,470
Health Information Management 2,942
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services 2,251
Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist 1,257
Medical Reception/Receptionist 730
Clinical Research Coordinator 291
Long Term Care Administration/Management 221
Healthcare Innovation 193
Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant 118
Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk 109
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 83
Regulatory Science/Affairs 73
Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician 25
Disease Registry Data Management 15
Health Unit Manager/Ward Supervisor 11
Healthcare Information Privacy Assurance and Security 7
Health/Medical Claims Examiner 4

Majors Similar to Health & Medical Administrative Services

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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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