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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$9,177 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,312 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services School for You

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in South Dakota. With 67 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in South Dakota to see which programs offered the best value experiences for medical assisting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in South Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for medical assisting majors pursuing a .

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in Allied Health Services

$6,718 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Lake Area Technical Institute to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LATI are $6,718 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from LATI take out $14,510 in student loans while working on their degree.

LATI also took the #3 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Schools in South Dakota rankings.

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$7,524 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Mitchell Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in South Dakota. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.

Mitchell Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,524 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, medical assisting graduates from Mitchell Tech carry an average student debtload of $13,585.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Mitchell Technical College Report

#3

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD
$7,650 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast Tech are $7,650 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Southeast Tech is ranked #5 for overall quality for medical assisting in South Dakota.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Southeast Technical College Report

$8,332 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Dakota Technical Institute is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Western Dakota Tech are $8,332 a year.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Western Dakota Technical Institute

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 531
Iowa 198
Missouri 379
Nebraska 124
Kansas 195
North Dakota 14

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, allied health and medical assisting services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medical Assisting Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 56,466
Physical Therapy Assistant 7,420
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 7,393
Occupational Therapist Assistant 4,848
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 3,493
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 3,031
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 709
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 365
Anesthesiologist Assistant 327
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 189
Radiologist Assistant 109
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 97
Lactation Consultant 45

Majors Similar to Medical Assisting

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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