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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Schools in South Dakota

5 Colleges
$29,312 Avg Salary
$25,523 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Allied Health Services Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in South Dakota to see which programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services program at each school on the list.

Check out the medical assisting programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Dakota.

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Area Technical Institute the most popular school in South Dakota for allied health and medical assisting services students. LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown.

On average, medical assisting graduates from LATI take out $14,510 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Dakota Technical Institute. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Schools in South Dakota list. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Western Dakota Technical Institute Report

#3

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

The excellent programs at Southeast Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in South Dakota. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mitchell Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Schools in South Dakota list. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.

After completing their degree, medical assisting graduates from Mitchell Tech carry an average student debt load of $13,585.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools 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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