2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health sciences & services was ranked 6th in South Dakota. In fact, 127 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for health science 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.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health Sciences & Services

#1

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

7 Associate Degrees

#2 in Quality in South Dakota

$7,650 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Southeast Technical College to be the best value school for health sciences & services students who want to pursue a associate degree 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. Health Science majors at Southeast Tech take out an average of $15,959 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Southeast Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Dakota rankings.

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#2

Western Dakota Technical Institute

Rapid City, SD

10 Associate Degrees

#6 in Quality in South Dakota

$8,333 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Dakota Technical Institute landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Western Dakota Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $8,333 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, health science graduates from Western Dakota Tech carry an average student debtload of $12,923.

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Best Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

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Health Sciences & Services Related Majors for Health Science

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Sandra M. Palumbo.

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