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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$7,525 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,132 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, allied health professions students earned 217 degrees and certificates from a South Dakota school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for allied health 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.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Allied Health Professions

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Area Technical Institute the best value school in South Dakota for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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 Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #2.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Dakota Technical Institute is a great value for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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 $8,332 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Western Dakota Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota list.

Full Allied Health Professions at Western Dakota Technical Institute Report

Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 756
Iowa 577
Missouri 1,137
Nebraska 596
Kansas 576
North Dakota 170

Allied Health Professions is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 26,641
Physician Assistant 11,351
Radiologic Technology 9,790
Surgical Technology 7,583
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,845
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 5,396
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,850
Athletic Training 3,767
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 1,911
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,405
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 619
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 568
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 525
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 379
Polysomnography 302
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 138
Mammography Technician/Technology 69
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 51
Cardiopulmonary Technology 40
Hearing Instrument Specialist 32
Gene/Genetic Therapy 31
Orthopedic Technology 15

Majors Similar to Allied Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Public Health 40,596

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.

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