Health & Medical Administrative Services at Dakota State University

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

Dakota State is located in Madison, South Dakota and approximately 3,186 students attend the school each year. Of the 6 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Dakota State University in 2021, 6 of them were health and medical administrative services majors.

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

Dakota State Health & Medical Administrative Services Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Health & Medical Administrative Services (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services

Online Classes Are Available at Dakota State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Dakota State does offer online education options in health and medical administrative services for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Dakota State Health & Medical Administrative Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health and medical administrative services progam at Dakota State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health and medical administrative services major at Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health & Medical Administrative 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/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools	1
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools	2
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
	8
	12
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	15
	17
	35
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools	65
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools	87
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	105
Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools	123
Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	147
Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools	195
Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	272
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	291
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	338
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools	464
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools	469
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools	499
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools	540
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	870
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	935

Health & Medical Administrative Services Student Demographics at Dakota State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health and medical administrative services majors at Dakota State University.

Dakota State Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of health and medical administrative services associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health and medical administrative services at Dakota State are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dakota State University with a associate's in health and medical administrative services.

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

Dakota State Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services from Dakota State in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health and medical administrative services at Dakota State 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 Dakota State University with a bachelor's in health and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Dakota State also has a doctoral program available in health and medical administrative services. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health & Medical Administrative Services

If you plan to be a health and medical administrative services major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dakota State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Information Management	6
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	3

Related Majors

Careers That Health & Medical Administrative Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in health and medical administrative services 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 Dakota State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	1,800	$49,000
Computer User Support Specialists	1,200	$38,860
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians	1,040	$40,170
Medical Assistants	950	$29,890
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	790	$61,490

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jlgrabinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.