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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in South Dakota
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, 59 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental & social health services students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.
The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate 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 basic certificate programs for mental health services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in South Dakota
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Colleges.
Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Mental & Social Health Services
Our analysis found Lake Area Technical Institute to be the best value school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in South Dakota. Located in the remote town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.
LATI undergraduate students pay an average of $6,718 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
LATI also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #1.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Dakota is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USD are $9,432 per year.
USD did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in South Dakota list.
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 47 |
| Missouri | 27 |
| Minnesota | 326 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| North Dakota | 48 |
| Nebraska | 127 |
Mental & Social Health Services Related Majors for Mental Health Services
Mental & Social Health Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Mental Health Services Focus Areas
Majors Similar to Mental Health Services
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 88,600 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 85,339 |
| Allied Health Professions | 83,905 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 83,587 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 36,762 |
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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.